There are 7 ways to get from Gainesville to Great Falls by plane, 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 from Gainesville Regional Airport
best- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane GNV - GTF
10h 23m$152–652Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus 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
2d 8h$778–1,298Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the train from Jacksonville 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
2d 22h$1,662–2,719Drive 2,314.5 mi
- Drive from Gainesville to Great Fallscar 2,314.5 mi
39h 42m$409–591Bus to Jacksonville, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane JAX - GTF
11h 8m$152–619Bus to Orlando, fly
- Take the bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Orlando - RedCoach Station, FLbus
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane MCO - GTF
10h 44m$181–691Bus to Tampa, fly
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane TPA - GTF
13h 22m$184–469
Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gainesville to Great Falls is to bus and fly which costs $180 - $470 and takes 13h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Gainesville to Great Falls is to fly which takes 10h 23m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Gainesville and Great Falls is 1991 miles. The road distance is 2328 miles.
The best way to get from Gainesville to Great Falls without a car is to bus and train via Saint Paul which takes 2 days 8h and costs $750 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Gainesville to Great Falls, including transfers.
Great Falls is 2h behind Gainesville. It is currently 10:13 AM in Gainesville and 8:13 AM in Great Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Gainesville to Great Falls is 2328 miles. It takes approximately 39h 42m to drive from Gainesville to Great Falls.
There are 47+ hotels available in Great Falls.
What companies run services between Gainesville, FL, USA and Great Falls, MT, USA?
Delta and United Airlines fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Jacksonville to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Great Falls International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Orlando to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Atlanta, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Orlando to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Tampa to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Orlando to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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
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
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Orlando - RedCoach Station, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- RedCoach
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