There are 8 ways to get from Richmond to Great Falls by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Richmond International Airport to Great Falls International Airport
best- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane RIC - GTF
8h 40m$260–1,100Fly Richmond International Airport to Helena Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane RIC - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
11h$233–918Bus, train
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union 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
2d 4h$496–1,061Train, bus
- Take the train from Richmond Staples Mill Road 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
2d 6h$710–1,550Drive 2,128.5 mi
- Drive from Richmond to Great Fallscar 2,128.5 mi
35h 19m$389–562Bus to Norfolk International Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport
- Take the bus from Richmond to Norfolkbus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane ORF - GTF
10h 6m$281–1,144Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane DCA - GTF
10h 33m$405–1,173Bus, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane IAD - GTF
10h 51m$240–987
Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Great Falls is to drive which costs $380 - $600 and takes 35h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Great Falls is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $260 - $1,100.
The distance between Richmond and Great Falls is 1868 miles. The road distance is 2140.9 miles.
The best way to get from Richmond to Great Falls without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 4h and costs $490 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Richmond to Great Falls, including transfers.
Great Falls is 2h behind Richmond. It is currently 10:06 AM in Richmond and 8:06 AM in Great Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Richmond to Great Falls is 2141 miles. It takes approximately 35h 19m to drive from Richmond to Great Falls.
There are 48+ hotels available in Great Falls.
What companies run services between Richmond, VA, USA and Great Falls, MT, USA?
United Airlines flies from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Pittsburgh, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Columbus, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Helena, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
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