There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Helena by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Helena Regional Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane PHL - HLN
9h 28m$394–1,717Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane PHL - BZN
- Drive from Bozeman-Airport-BZN to Helenacar
9h 48m$238–1,027Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street 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 14h$1,398–2,239Drive 2,184.7 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Helenacar 2,184.7 mi
36h 47m$374–540Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Gallatin Field Airport, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane EWR - BZN
- Drive from Bozeman-Airport-BZN to Helenacar
8h 44m$368–589Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Gallatin Field Airport, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane JFK - BZN
- Drive from Bozeman-Airport-BZN to Helenacar
9h 47m$270–1,128Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane PHL - BTM
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus
12h 21m$282–1,159
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Helena is to drive which costs $370 - $550 and takes 36h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Helena is to train and fly and drive which takes 8h 44m and costs $360 - $600.
The distance between Philadelphia and Helena is 1912 miles. The road distance is 2197.4 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Helena without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $1,400 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Philadelphia to Helena, including transfers.
Helena is 2h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 6:42 PM in Philadelphia and 4:42 PM in Helena.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Helena is 2197 miles. It takes approximately 36h 47m to drive from Philadelphia to Helena.
There are 32+ hotels available in Helena.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Helena, MT, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- 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
Bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
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