There are 5 ways to get from Yellowstone National Park to Mount St. Helens by car, plane, unknown, ferry, bus, train, 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.
Drive to Jackson Hole Airport, fly, travel
best- Drive from Yellowstone National Park to Jackson-Airport-JACcar
- Fly from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane JAC - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
5h 45mDrive, ferry, travel, bus, train
- Drive from Yellowstone National Park to Bridge Bay Marinacar
- Take the ferry from Bridge Bay Marina to Columbine Meadowferry
- Walk from Columbine Meadow to Cody, WYunknown
- Take the bus from Cody, WY to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Spokanebus
- Take the train from Spokane to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Kelso-Longviewtrain
- Walk from Kelso-Longview to Mount St. Helensunknown
28h 19mShuttle, drive, bus, train, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Old Faithful Historic District to Bozeman Airport
- Drive from Bozeman Airport to Boulder, MTcar
- Take the bus from Boulder, MT to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Walk from Vancouver Station to Mount St. Helensunknown
31h 18mShuttle to Gallatin Field Airport, fly, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Old Faithful Historic District to Bozeman Airport
- Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane BZN - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
8h 8mTaxi, bus, bus to Idaho Falls, fly, travel
- Take the taxi from Yellowstone National Park to West Yellowstone, MTtaxi
- Take the bus from West Yellowstone, MT to Rexburg, IDbus
- Take the bus from Rexburg, ID - AmericInn to Idaho Falls,IDbus
- Fly from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane IDA - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
8h 27m
Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Yellowstone National Park and Mount St. Helens is 738 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Yellowstone National Park to Mount St. Helens, including transfers.
There are three+ hotels available in Mount St. Helens.
What companies run services between Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA and Mount St. Helens, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Yellowstone National Park to Mount St. Helens. However, you can drive to Jackson-Airport-JAC airport, fly to Portland International Airport (PDX), then travel to Mount St. Helens. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Yellowstone National Park to Mount St. Helens via Bridge Bay Marina, Columbine Meadow, Cody, WY, Billings, Spokane, Spokane, Vancouver Station, and Kelso-Longview in around 28h 19m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Portland International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Idaho Falls to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Idaho Falls to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jackson Hole Airport to Portland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Idaho Falls to Portland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Spokane to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Kelso-Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Cody, WY to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- Express Arrow
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $120–180
- Phone
- +1 406.600.8408
- [email protected]
- Website
- Old Faithful and Friends
Shuttle from Old Faithful Historic District to Bozeman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $400
- Schedules at
- Old Faithful and Friends
Shuttle from Old Faithful Historic District to Bozeman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $400
- Schedules at
- Old Faithful and Friends
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Boulder, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from West Yellowstone, MT to Rexburg, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Rexburg, ID - AmericInn to Idaho Falls,ID
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 307-344-5217
- [email protected]
- Website
- Yellowstone Shuttle Boat Service
Ferry from Bridge Bay Marina to Columbine Meadow
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $282
- Website
- Yellowstone Shuttle Boat Service
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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