There are 9 ways to get from Columbus to Butte by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane CMH - BTM
9h 40m$192–653Bus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Buttebus
37h 30m$360–574Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- 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
43h 57m$570–1,169Drive 1,731 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Buttecar 1,731 mi
29h 45m$316–457Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane CMH - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
10h 2m$222–721Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport, bus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane CMH - BZN
- Take the bus from Livingston to Buttebus
11h 21m$335–895Bus to Dayton, fly to Bert Mooney Airport
- Take the bus from Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane DAY - BTM
15h 45m$216–875Bus to Covington, fly to Bert Mooney Airport
- Take the bus from Columbus to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane CVG - BTM
14h 19m$214–891Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport, bus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane CMH - MSO
- Take the bus from Missoula to Buttebus
12h 42m$207–808
Columbus to Butte by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Butte is to fly which costs $190 - $700 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Butte is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs $190 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbus to Butte. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at Butte via Chicago Bus Station, Minneapolis and Billings. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 30m.
The distance between Columbus and Butte is 1569 miles. The road distance is 1741.2 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Butte without a car is to bus which takes 37h 30m and costs $360 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Columbus to Butte, including transfers.
Columbus to Butte bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Columbus station.
The best way to get from Columbus to Butte is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs $190 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $600 and takes 37h 30m.
Columbus to Butte bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Butte is 2h behind Columbus. It is currently 12:46 AM in Columbus and 10:46 PM in Butte.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Butte, MT, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Columbus to Butte via Chicago Bus Station, Minneapolis, and Billings in around 37h 30m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Dayton to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Dayton to Bert Mooney Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Dayton to Bert Mooney Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Covington to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Dayton to Bert Mooney Airport via Atlanta, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Dayton to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Dayton to Bert Mooney Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Dayton to Bert Mooney Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Covington to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Covington to Bert Mooney Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $180–260
Bus from Billings to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Livingston to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–50
Bus from Missoula to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
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