There are 7 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Helena by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Helena Regional Airport
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane PIT - HLN
8h 52m$193–745Train, bus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh 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
44h 49m$647–1,370Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis 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
45h 45m$495–1,023Drive 1,893.7 mi
- Drive from Pittsburgh to Helenacar 1,893.7 mi
31h 29m$346–500Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane CLE - HLN
10h 53m$249–907Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport, bus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane PIT - BTM
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus
13h 8m$198–772Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee 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
47h 58m$572–1,185
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Helena is to drive which costs $340 - $500 and takes 31h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Helena is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Helena is 1671 miles. The road distance is 1904.7 miles.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to Helena without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 49m and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Pittsburgh to Helena, including transfers.
Helena is 2h behind Pittsburgh. It is currently 11:49 PM in Pittsburgh and 9:49 PM in Helena.
Yes, the driving distance between Pittsburgh to Helena is 1905 miles. It takes approximately 31h 29m to drive from Pittsburgh to Helena.
There are 30+ hotels available in Helena.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Helena, MT, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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
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
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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