There are 7 ways to get from Lake Charles to Helena by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lake Charles Regional Airport to Helena Regional Airport
best- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane LCH - HLN
8h 34m$152–626Taxi
cheapest- Take the taxi from Lake Charles to Helenataxi 1,872.7 mi
31h 57m$11–13Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lake Charles to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal 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 10h$805–1,759Drive 1,872.7 mi
- Drive from Lake Charles to Helenacar 1,872.7 mi
31h 57m$342–494Fly Lake Charles Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport, drive
- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane LCH - BZN
- Drive from Bozeman-Airport-BZN to Helenacar
7h 39m$137–587Fly Lake Charles Regional Airport to Missoula International Airport, drive
- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane LCH - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Helenacar
9h 35m$152–598Bus to Jack Brooks Regional Airport, fly to Gallatin Field Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Lake Charles to Port Arthurbus
- Fly from Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane BPT - BZN
- Drive from Bozeman-Airport-BZN to Helenacar
9h 16m$200–619
Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Charles to Helena is to taxi which costs $11 - $13 and takes 31h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Charles to Helena is to fly and drive which takes 7h 39m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Lake Charles and Helena is 1538 miles. The road distance is 1883.7 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Charles to Helena without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $800 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Lake Charles to Helena, including transfers.
Helena is 1h behind Lake Charles. It is currently 7:37 PM in Lake Charles and 6:37 PM in Helena.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Charles to Helena is 1884 miles. It takes approximately 31h 57m to drive from Lake Charles to Helena.
There are 27+ hotels available in Helena.
What companies run services between Lake Charles, LA, USA and Helena, MT, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Houston, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Houston, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Missoula International Airport via Houston, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Missoula International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Jack Brooks Regional Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Lake Charles to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Lake Charles to Port Arthur
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- Estimated price
- $11–13
$10 Taxi Cab of Lake Charles
- Phone
- +1-337-990-5573
- Website
- 10taxicab.com
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