There are 6 ways to get from Sturgis to Butte by bus, car, taxi, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Spearfish to Billingsbus Jefferson Lines 701
- Take the bus from Billings to Buttebus Jefferson Lines 943 / ...
10h 37m$187–263Drive 514.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sturgis to Buttecar 514.5 mi
8h 13m$91–132Taxi, fly to Bert Mooney Airport
- Take the taxi from Sturgis to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPtaxi
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane RAP - BTM
6h 38m$172–538Taxi, fly to Missoula International Airport, drive
- Take the taxi from Sturgis to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPtaxi
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane RAP - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Buttecar
7h 33m$203–603Taxi, fly to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Sturgis to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPtaxi
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane RAP - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
8h 13m$242–826Taxi, fly to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Sturgis to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPtaxi
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane RAP - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Take the taxi from Twin Bridges to Buttetaxi
9h 37m$587–958
Rapid City (RAP) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sturgis to Butte is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Sturgis to Butte is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 38m and costs $170 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Sturgis to Butte. However, there are services departing from Spearfish and arriving at Butte via Billings. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Sturgis and Butte is 576 miles. The road distance is 517.5 miles.
The best way to get from Sturgis to Butte without a car is to bus which takes 10h 37m and costs $180 - $270.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Sturgis to Butte, including transfers.
Sturgis to Butte bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Spearfish station.
Sturgis to Butte bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Billings station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sturgis to Butte is 517 miles. It takes approximately 8h 13m to drive from Sturgis to Butte.
There are 23+ hotels available in Butte.
What companies run services between Sturgis, SD, USA and Butte, MT, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Sturgis to Butte via Spearfish and Billings in around 10h 37m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rapid City to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Rapid City to Missoula International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Rapid City to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Rapid City to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rapid City to Bert Mooney Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Rapid City to Missoula International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Rapid City to Helena Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Rapid City to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rapid City to Missoula International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Rapid City to Gallatin Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Rapid City to Missoula International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spearfish to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Billings to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $70–110
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