There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Fort Benton by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Great Falls International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane SFO - GTF
- Take the taxi from Great-Falls-Airport-GTF to Fort Bentontaxi
6h 41m$230–652Fly San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane SFO - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Fort Bentoncar
7h 34m$105–382Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Oakland to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Great Falls Transfer Center to Fort Bentontaxi
42h 14m$593–1,184Drive 1,225.7 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Fort Bentoncar 1,225.7 mi
18h 54m$224–324Fly Oakland International Airport to Great Falls International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane OAK - GTF
- Take the taxi from Great-Falls-Airport-GTF to Fort Bentontaxi
6h 45m$246–768Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane SJC - GTF
- Take the taxi from Great-Falls-Airport-GTF to Fort Bentontaxi
8h$242–724Train, bus, taxi via Spokane
- Take the train from Emeryville 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 Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Great Falls Transfer Center to Fort Bentontaxi
44h 14m$558–1,064
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Fort Benton is to fly and drive which costs $100 - $390 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Fort Benton is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 41m and costs $230 - $650.
The distance between San Francisco and Fort Benton is 945 miles. The road distance is 1232.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Fort Benton without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 42h 14m and costs $550 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from San Francisco to Fort Benton, including transfers.
Fort Benton is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 10:27 AM in San Francisco and 11:27 AM in Fort Benton.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Fort Benton is 1233 miles. It takes approximately 18h 54m to drive from San Francisco to Fort Benton.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Fort Benton, MT, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Fort Benton. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport (GTF), then take the taxi to Fort Benton. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Lake Merritt, walk to Oakland, take the train to Portland, take the train to Shelby Amtrak Station, walk to Shelby Amtrak Station, take the bus to Great Falls Transfer Center, then take the taxi to Fort Benton.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- 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
- +1 800-366-6975
- [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.com
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $110–160
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