There are 8 ways to get from Great Falls to Richmond by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Great Falls International Airport to Richmond International Airport
best- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane GTF - RIC
7h 27m$311–1,263Bus to Helena Regional Airport, fly to Richmond International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Helena, MTbus
- Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane HLN - RIC
10h 44m$224–868Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
2d 4h$496–1,065Bus, train
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 5h$710–1,550Drive 2,129.2 mi
- Drive from Great Falls to Richmondcar 2,129.2 mi
35h 16m$389–562Fly Great Falls International Airport to Norfolk International Airport, bus
- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane GTF - ORF
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Richmondbus
9h 59m$326–1,235Fly Great Falls International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane GTF - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 23m$422–1,177Fly Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, bus
- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane GTF - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Potomac Ave, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the bus from Washington, DC - 2305 Pennsylvania Ave to Richmond, VA - 900 W Leigh Stbus
10h 37m$284–1,142
Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Richmond International Airport (RIC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Falls to Richmond is to drive which costs $380 - $600 and takes 35h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Great Falls to Richmond is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $310 - $1,300.
The distance between Great Falls and Richmond is 1867 miles. The road distance is 2141.6 miles.
The best way to get from Great Falls to Richmond without a car is to bus and train via Saint Paul which takes 2 days 4h and costs $490 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Great Falls to Richmond, including transfers.
Richmond is 2h ahead of Great Falls. It is currently 8:24 AM in Great Falls and 10:24 AM in Richmond.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Falls to Richmond is 2142 miles. It takes approximately 35h 16m to drive from Great Falls to Richmond.
There are 364+ hotels available in Richmond.
What companies run services between Great Falls, MT, USA and Richmond, VA, USA?
United Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Richmond International Airport (RIC) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Potomac Ave, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Norfolk to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1 617-681-0820
- [email protected]
- Website
- CoachRun
Bus from Washington, DC - 2305 Pennsylvania Ave to Richmond, VA - 900 W Leigh St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- CoachRun
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