There are 6 ways to get from Johnson City to Helena by car, plane, taxi, bus, train, or shuttle
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Drive to Mcghee Tyson Airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport
best- Drive from Johnson City to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)car
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane TYS - HLN
8h 58m$242–943Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Johnson City to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lottaxi
- Take the bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lotbus
- Take the bus from Wytheville to Ashlandbus
- Take the train from Ashland Amtrak 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 Helena, MTbus
2d 8h$762–1,570Drive 2,021.8 mi
- Drive from Johnson City to Helenacar 2,021.8 mi
34h 7m$369–533Shuttle to Asheville Regional Airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane AVL - HLN
12h 35m$371–873Fly Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gallatin Field Airport, drive
- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane TRI - BZN
- Drive from Bozeman-Airport-BZN to Helenacar
10h 56m$246–684Shuttle to Asheville Regional Airport, fly to Gallatin Field Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane AVL - BZN
- Drive from Bozeman-Airport-BZN to Helenacar
12h 33m$356–784
Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Johnson City to Helena is to fly and drive which costs $240 - $700 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Johnson City to Helena is to drive and fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Johnson City and Helena is 1750 miles. The road distance is 2033.6 miles.
The best way to get from Johnson City to Helena without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $750 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Johnson City to Helena, including transfers.
Helena is 2h behind Johnson City. It is currently 6:30 PM in Johnson City and 4:30 PM in Helena.
Yes, the driving distance between Johnson City to Helena is 2034 miles. It takes approximately 34h 7m to drive from Johnson City to Helena.
There are 30+ hotels available in Helena.
What companies run services between Johnson City, TN, USA and Helena, MT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Johnson City to Helena. However, you can drive to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport (HLN), then take the taxi to Helena. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot, take the bus to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot, take the taxi to Wytheville, take the bus to Ashland, walk to Ashland Amtrak Station, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Shelby Amtrak Station, walk to Shelby Amtrak Station, take the bus to Great Falls Transfer Center, then take the bus to Helena, MT.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ashland Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Wytheville to Ashland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- Barons Bus
- 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
- 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
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
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