There are 11 ways to get from Montana to Santa Clara by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BZN - SJC
4h 34m$79–376Bus, train
- Take the bus from Billings to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, IDbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City Airportbus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
36h 24m$395–830Bus
- Take the bus from Billings, MT to Cheyenne, WYbus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
38h 35m$326–539Drive 1,187.6 mi
- Drive from Billings to Santa Claracar 1,187.6 mi
19h 40m$217–314Fly Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BZN - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
3h 52m$198–422Fly Logan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Logan International Airport (BIL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BIL - SJC
5h 4m$105–443Fly Helena Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane HLN - SJC
7h$109–486Fly Glacier Park International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FCA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 3m$354–1,354Fly Missoula International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Missoula International Airport (MSO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MSO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
5h 26m$85–390Bus, train via Portland
- Take the bus from Billings to Spokanebus
- Take the train from Spokane to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to San Josetrain
39h 40m$467–927Bus, train via Portland #2
- Take the bus from Billings to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Portland to San Josetrain
39h 42m$407–767
Montana to Santa Clara by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montana to Santa Clara is to fly which costs $75 - $380 and takes 4h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Montana to Santa Clara is to fly and Caltrain which takes 3h 52m and costs $190 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Montana to Santa Clara station. However, there are services departing from Billings, MT and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Cheyenne, Sparks Transit Center and Oakland. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 35m.
The distance between Montana and Santa Clara is 812 miles. The road distance is 1194.5 miles.
The best way to get from Montana to Santa Clara without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 24m and costs $390 - $850.
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Montana to Santa Clara, including transfers.
Montana to Santa Clara bus services, operated by Express Arrow, depart from Billings, MT station.
The best way to get from Montana to Santa Clara is to fly which takes 4h 34m and costs $75 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $320 - $550 and takes 38h 35m.
Montana to Santa Clara bus services, operated by Express Arrow, arrive at Cheyenne, WY station.
Santa Clara is 1h behind Montana. It is currently 6:28 AM in Montana and 5:28 AM in Santa Clara.
What companies run services between Montana, USA and Santa Clara, CA, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Billings, MT to Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound via Cheyenne, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, San Jose Diridon Station, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 38h 35m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Logan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Logan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Logan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Missoula International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Missoula International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Logan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Logan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Logan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Missoula International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Logan International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Missoula International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Spokane to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Billings to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $120–180
Bus from Billings to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $120–180
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Billings, MT to Cheyenne, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- Express Arrow
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cheyenne to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Spokane Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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