There are 8 ways to get from Nanaimo to Butte by plane, bus, ferry, train, car, shuttle, 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 Nanaimo to Helena Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane ZNA - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
7h 54m$107–420Fly Nanaimo to Bert Mooney Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane ZNA - BTM
8h 58m$95–401Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
20h 46mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Greyhound to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
21h 50mBus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Missoula International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane YYJ - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Buttecar
11h 44m$297–1,070Bus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane YYJ - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
14h 39m$165–593Fly Nanaimo to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane ZNA - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Take the taxi from Twin Bridges to Buttetaxi
10h 39m$466–682Bus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane YYJ - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Take the taxi from Twin Bridges to Buttetaxi
14h 34m$555–945
Nanaimo (ZNA) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanaimo to Butte is to fly which costs $95 - $410 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Nanaimo to Butte is to fly and bus which takes 7h 54m and costs $100 - $420.
The distance between Nanaimo and Butte is 656 miles.
The best way to get from Nanaimo to Butte without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 20h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Nanaimo to Butte, including transfers.
Butte is 1h ahead of Nanaimo. It is currently 10:19 PM in Nanaimo and 11:19 PM in Butte.
There are 21+ hotels available in Butte.
What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Butte, MT, USA?
Harbour Air Seaplanes and United Airlines fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Calgary, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Nanaimo to Gallatin Field Airport via Vancouver, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Nanaimo to Gallatin Field Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Calgary, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Calgary, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Nanaimo to Bert Mooney Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Seattle Greyhound to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Greyhound to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle Greyhound to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $110–140
- [email protected]
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $33
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $33
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $33
- Phone
- +1 406.600.8408
- [email protected]
- Website
- Old Faithful and Friends
Shuttle from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $350
- Schedules at
- Old Faithful and Friends
Shuttle from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $350
- Schedules at
- Old Faithful and Friends
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
Ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
Ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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