There are 6 ways to get from Sun Valley to Butte by bus, car, plane, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Sun Valley, ID to Twin Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Twin Falls, ID to Pocatello, ID - Red Lionbus
- Take the bus from Pocatello, ID - Red Lion to Idaho Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Butte, MTbus
10h 38m$103–243Drive 275.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sun Valley to Buttecar 275.1 mi
6h 50m$51–73Fly Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Bert Mooney Airport
- Fly from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane SUN - BTM
6h 42m$65–380Fly Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Helena Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane SUN - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Butte, MTbus
8h 31m$125–618Bus to Twin Falls Airport, fly to Bert Mooney Airport
- Take the bus from Sun Valley, ID to Twin Falls Airport, IDbus
- Fly from Twin Falls Airport (TWF) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)plane TWF - BTM
7h 45m$83–425Fly Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane SUN - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridges
- Take the taxi from Twin Bridges to Buttetaxi
10h 55m$480–810
Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sun Valley to Butte is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sun Valley to Butte is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $65 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Sun Valley to Butte. However, there are services departing from Sun Valley, ID and arriving at Butte, MT via Twin Falls, ID, Pocatello, ID - Red Lion and Idaho Falls, ID. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 38m.
The distance between Sun Valley and Butte is 461 miles. The road distance is 276.7 miles.
The best way to get from Sun Valley to Butte without a car is to bus which takes 10h 38m and costs $100 - $250.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Sun Valley to Butte, including transfers.
Sun Valley to Butte bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Sun Valley, ID station.
The best way to get from Sun Valley to Butte is to bus which takes 10h 38m and costs $100 - $250. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $65 - $380 and takes 6h 42m.
Sun Valley to Butte bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Twin Falls station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sun Valley to Butte is 277 miles. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Sun Valley to Butte.
What companies run services between Sun Valley, ID, USA and Butte, MT, USA?
You can take a bus from Sun Valley, ID to Butte, MT via Twin Falls, ID, Pocatello, ID - Red Lion, and Idaho Falls, ID in around 10h 38m. Alternatively, Delta and United Airlines fly from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Helena Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Twin Falls Airport to Bert Mooney Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Gallatin Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Bert Mooney Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Gallatin Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Helena Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Sun Valley, ID to Twin Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Twin Falls, ID to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Pocatello, ID - Red Lion to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- 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
Bus from Sun Valley, ID to Twin Falls Airport, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- 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
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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