There are 6 ways to get from Priest Lake to Helena by car, plane, ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Victoria International Airport, fly to Helena Regional Airport
best- Drive from Priest Lake to Victoria-Airport-YYJcar
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane YYJ - HLN
8h 27m$128–498Fly Nanaimo to Helena Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane ZNA - HLN
6h 1m$126–390Ferry, train, bus via Spokane
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Take the bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus
25h 49mFerry, 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 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
29h 53mDrive to Victoria International Airport, fly to Gallatin Field Airport, drive
- Drive from Priest Lake to Victoria-Airport-YYJcar
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane YYJ - BZN
- Drive from Bozeman-Airport-BZN to Helenacar
7h 34m$143–519Drive to Victoria International Airport, fly to Missoula International Airport, drive
- Drive from Priest Lake to Victoria-Airport-YYJcar
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane YYJ - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Helenacar
7h 50m$268–1,060
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Priest Lake to Helena is to fly which costs $120 - $390 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Priest Lake to Helena is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $120 - $390.
The distance between Priest Lake and Helena is 633 miles.
The best way to get from Priest Lake to Helena without a car is to ferry and train and bus via Spokane which takes 25h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Priest Lake to Helena, including transfers.
Helena is 1h ahead of Priest Lake. It is currently 7:12 AM in Priest Lake and 8:12 AM in Helena.
There are 29+ hotels available in Helena.
What companies run services between Priest Lake, BC, Canada and Helena, MT, USA?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Nanaimo to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
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 Victoria International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Calgary, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Nanaimo to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Helena Regional Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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 Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $110–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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
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
- +1-858-800-8898
- 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
- 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
- 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
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