There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Helena by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane STS - HLN
6h 55m$87–358Bus, train
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Butte, MTbus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus
39h 16m$458–884Drive 1,101.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Helenacar 1,101.2 mi
17h 16m$201–291Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane SFO - HLN
8h 8m$119–422Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane OAK - HLN
8h 39m$132–534
Santa Rosa to Helena by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Helena is to fly which costs $85 - $360 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Helena is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $85 - $360.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Helena is 801 miles. The road distance is 1107.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Helena without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 16m and costs $450 - $900.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Santa Rosa to Helena, including transfers.
Helena is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 9:56 AM in Santa Rosa and 10:56 AM in Helena.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Helena is 1108 miles. It takes approximately 17h 16m to drive from Santa Rosa to Helena.
There are 29+ hotels available in Helena.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Helena, MT, USA?
Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Burbank, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Boise, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Petaluma to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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