There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Butte by plane, train, bus, car, subway, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bert Mooney Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane DCA - BTM
9h 36m$267–1,158Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Bert Mooney Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane IAD - BTM
10h 4m$142–658Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MTbus
2d 5h$322–921Bus, train
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MTbus
2d 6h$246–586Drive 2,107.8 mi
- Drive from Washington to Buttecar 2,107.8 mi
35h 47m$385–556Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Bert Mooney Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane BWI - BTM
10h 10m$152–1,195Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane DCA - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Big Sky
- Take the bus from Base to Walmartbus
- Take the bus from Bozeman to Buttebus
13h 24m$452–1,332
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Butte is to subway and fly which costs $140 - $700 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Butte is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Washington and Butte is 1873 miles. The road distance is 2120.1 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Butte without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs $320 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Washington to Butte, including transfers.
Butte is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 8:19 PM in Washington and 6:19 PM in Butte.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Butte is 2120 miles. It takes approximately 35h 47m to drive from Washington to Butte.
There are 21+ hotels available in Butte.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Butte, MT, USA?
United Airlines flies from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Pittsburgh, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Columbus, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Cleveland, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Covington, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Shuttle from Bozeman Airport to Big Sky
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200
- Schedules at
- oldfaithfulandfriends.com
- Phone
- +1 406.995.6287
- info@skylinebus.com
- Website
- skylinebus.com
Bus from Base to Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://skylinebus.com
- Schedules at
- https://skylinebus.com/routes
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Bozeman to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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