There are 9 ways to get from Billings to Carbondale by plane, bus, train, car, taxi, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Logan International Airport (BIL) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane BIL - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
8h 51m$165–673Fly to Williamson County Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Logan International Airport (BIL) to Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA)plane BIL - MWA
7h 18m$147–520Bus, train
- Take the bus from Billings to Minneapolisbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain
30h 32m$419–740Bus, train via Fargo
- Take the bus from Billings to Moorheadbus
- Take the bus from Moorhead - MNSU to Detroit Lakesbus
- Take the train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain
32h 23m$451–836Drive 1,353.9 mi
- Drive from Billings to Carbondalecar 1,353.9 mi
22h 6m$248–357Fly to Barkley Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Logan International Airport (BIL) to Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)plane BIL - PAH
- Drive from Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) to Carbondalecar
12h 32m$149–539Fly to Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Logan International Airport (BIL) to Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport (CGI)plane BIL - CGI
- Take the taxi from Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport (CGI) to Carbondaletaxi
7h 36m$247–660Bus
- Take the bus from Billings to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Denverbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
32h 4m$341–514Bus via Champaign
- Take the bus from Billings, MT to Casper Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Casper 144 East A St to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver to Champaignbus
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
41h 18m$467–647
Billings to Carbondale by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Billings to Carbondale is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 22h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Billings to Carbondale is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Billings to Carbondale. However, there are services departing from Billings and arriving at Carbondale via Buffalo, Denver Union Station and St. Louis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 4m.
The distance between Billings and Carbondale is 1165 miles. The road distance is 1361.8 miles.
The best way to get from Billings to Carbondale without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 32m and costs $410 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Billings to Carbondale, including transfers.
Billings to Carbondale bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Billings station.
The best way to get from Billings to Carbondale is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs $140 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $340 - $550 and takes 32h 4m.
Billings to Carbondale bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Buffalo station.
Carbondale is 1h ahead of Billings. It is currently 9:51 PM in Billings and 10:51 PM in Carbondale.
What companies run services between Billings, MT, USA and Carbondale, IL, USA?
American Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Logan International Airport (BIL) to Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Billings to Carbondale via Buffalo, Denver, Denver Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and St. Louis in around 32h 4m.
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Logan International Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Logan International Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Logan International Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Logan International Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Logan International Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Salt Lake City, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Logan International Airport to Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Logan International Airport to Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport via Denver, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Logan International Airport to Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Logan International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Logan International Airport to Barkley Regional Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Logan International Airport to Barkley Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Logan International Airport to Barkley Regional Airport via Salt Lake City, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Logan International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Logan International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Logan International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Logan International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Billings to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $180–260
Bus from Billings to Moorhead
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $130–200
Bus from Moorhead - MNSU to Detroit Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from Billings to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–65
Bus from Buffalo to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $90–130
Bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $190–270
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Billings, MT to Casper Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $85–120
Bus from Denver to Champaign
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $220–310
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Billings, MT to Casper Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Casper 144 East A St to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Billings to Carbondale is 1362 miles. It takes approximately 22h 6m to drive from Billings to Carbondale.
There are 54+ hotels available in Carbondale.













