There are 8 ways to get from St. Louis to Butte by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bert Mooney Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane STL - BTM
8h 29m$142–702Bus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Buttebus
31h 55m$347–514Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Louis 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 Butte, MTbus
41h 13m$555–1,199Drive 1,487.6 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Buttecar 1,487.6 mi
23h 22m$272–393Fly to Missoula International Airport, drive
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane STL - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Buttecar
8h 31m$164–688Fly to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane STL - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
9h 1m$182–770Fly to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane STL - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Take the taxi from Twin Bridges to Buttetaxi
10h 52m$552–1,042Bus via Denver
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Buttebus
35h 45m$368–567
St. Louis to Butte by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Butte is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 23h 22m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Butte is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Louis station to Butte. However, there are services departing from St Louis Bus Station and arriving at Butte via Kansas City, Sioux Falls and Billings. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 55m.
The distance between St. Louis and Butte is 1255 miles. The road distance is 1496.3 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Butte without a car is to bus which takes 31h 55m and costs $340 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from St. Louis to Butte, including transfers.
St. Louis to Butte bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from St Louis Bus Station.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Butte is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $140 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $340 - $550 and takes 31h 55m.
St. Louis to Butte bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Kansas City Bus Station.
Butte is 1h behind St. Louis. It is currently 9:19 AM in St. Louis and 8:19 AM in Butte.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Butte, MT, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and Southwest Airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Louis Bus Station to Butte via Kansas City Bus Station, Kansas City, Sioux Falls, and Billings in around 31h 55m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $440–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $95–140
Bus from Sioux Falls to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $160–220
Bus from Billings to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Billings to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
- 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
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1 406.600.8408
- [email protected]
- Website
- Old Faithful and Friends
Shuttle from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $350
- Schedules at
- Old Faithful and Friends
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- Express Arrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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