How far is Bigfork, MT from Augusta, GA?

The driving distance from Bigfork, MT to Augusta, GA is about 2401.2 miles (3864.4 km), with a travel time of about 42h 55m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1938.1 miles (3119.1 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 85h 51m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MDT.
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Road
2401.26 mi
42h 55m
Flight
1938.15 mi
3119.15 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1938.15 mi
Kilometers
3119.15 km
Flight Time
03h 53m

Driving Distance

Road route
2401.26 mi
Kilometers
3864.45 km
Drive Time
42h 55m

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Leave and Arrive Planner

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Drive time stays fixed at 42h 55m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Augusta
Sat, Sep 19, 1:46 PM EDT
Return by in Bigfork
Mon, Sep 21, 6:42 AM MDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Bigfork
2026-09-17T16:51
Arrive Augusta
Sat, Sep 19, 11:46 AM MDT
Route Timing
42h 55m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
2:56 AM to 4:26 AM EDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
10:08 PM MDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Bigfork
8:00 PM MDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Whiting
IA

City in Monona County, Iowa, United States

From Bigfork
1185.8 mi
21h 27m
To Augusta
1215.5 mi
21h 27m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
67°F
Thursday

Sunny

Starts
Thu, Sep 17 6:00 AM MDT
Wind
5 mph NW
Destination
65°F
Overnight

Clear

Starts
Thu, Sep 17 4:00 AM EDT
Wind
0 mph

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Bigfork and Augusta.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Bigfork and Augusta.

  1. 1

    Start on Cascade Avenue

    53 m · 10 sec · Cascade Avenue

  2. 2

    Turn right onto Grand Drive

    93 m · 19 sec · Grand Drive

  3. 3

    Turn left onto Electric Avenue

    602 ft · 31 sec · Electric Avenue

  4. 4

    Turn left onto Bridge Street

    887 ft · 39 sec · Bridge Street

  5. 5

    Turn slight right onto Bridge Street

    621 ft · 32 sec · Bridge Street

  6. 6

    Continue on Bridge Street

    889 ft · 31 sec · Bridge Street

  7. 7

    Turn left

    4.8 mi · 8 min

  8. 8

    At the end of the road, turn right

    82.6 mi · 1 hr 34 min

  9. 9

    Turn left

    23.8 mi · 26 min

  10. 10

    Turn right onto State Highway 141

    32.5 mi · 35 min · State Highway 141

  11. 11

    Turn sharp right

    12.9 mi · 14 min

  12. 12

    Turn left

    2539 ft · 43 sec

  13. 13

    Continue straight

    802 ft · 14 sec

  14. 14

    Take the ramp straight

    1.4 km · 2 min

  15. 15

    Merge slight left

    45 mi · 42 min

  16. 16

    Keep slight right

    110.8 mi · 1 hr 51 min

  17. 17

    Continue straight

    6.9 mi · 6 min

  18. 18

    Continue straight

    113 mi · 1 hr 53 min

  19. 19

    Continue straight

    3.1 mi · 4 min

  20. 20

    Keep slight right to continue on I 90 East: Sheridan

    54 mi · 51 min

  21. 21

    Take the exit slight right toward US 212 East: Little Bighorn Battlefield, Broadus

    2032 ft · 54 sec

  22. 22

    Turn left

    42.1 mi · 50 min

  23. 23

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward US Highway 212

    66 m · 5 sec · US Highway 212

  24. 24

    Exit the roundabout onto US Highway 212

    20.1 mi · 24 min · US Highway 212

  25. 25

    Continue on Main Street

    3072 ft · 2 min · Main Street

  26. 26

    Continue on US Highway 212

    43.7 mi · 51 min · US Highway 212

  27. 27

    Turn right onto Park Avenue

    2986 ft · 1 min · Park Avenue

  28. 28

    Continue on US Highway 212

    93.7 mi · 1 hr 47 min · US Highway 212

  29. 29

    Turn right onto North 5th Avenue

    2.3 mi · 5 min · North 5th Avenue

  30. 30

    Turn left onto SD Highway 34

    17.5 mi · 21 min · SD Highway 34

  31. 31

    Take the ramp left

    10.7 mi · 11 min

  32. 32

    Continue straight

    23.6 mi · 24 min

  33. 33

    Continue straight

    338.5 mi · 5 hr 20 min

  34. 34

    Take the exit slight right

    2349 ft · 57 sec

  35. 35

    Merge slight left

    342.9 mi · 6 hr 3 min

  36. 36

    Merge slight right

    2.2 mi · 2 min

  37. 37

    Keep slight right to continue on I 435 East: Saint Louis

    28 mi · 31 min

  38. 38

    Keep slight right to continue on I 70, US 24 West, US 40: Saint Louis, Kansas City, Sports Complex

    1500 ft · 23 sec

  39. 39

    Keep slight left to continue on I 70 East: Saint Louis

    1.2 mi · 2 min

  40. 40

    Keep slight left to continue on I 70 East: Saint Louis

    143 m · 12 sec

  41. 41

    Merge slight left onto George Brett Super Highway

    2213 ft · 29 sec · George Brett Super Highway

  42. 42

    Continue on Truman/Eisenhower Presidential Highway

    2.9 mi · 3 min · Truman/Eisenhower Presidential Highway

  43. 43

    Continue on Clifton J. Scott Memorial Highway

    1.8 mi · 2 min · Clifton J. Scott Memorial Highway

  44. 44

    Continue on Truman/Eisenhower Presidential Highway

    2.6 mi · 3 min · Truman/Eisenhower Presidential Highway

  45. 45

    Continue on Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

    52.5 mi · 57 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

  46. 46

    Continue on U.S. Submarine Veterans' Memorial Highway

    32 mi · 34 min · U.S. Submarine Veterans' Memorial Highway

  47. 47

    Keep slight left to continue on U.S. Submarine Veterans' Memorial Highway

    22.4 mi · 24 min · U.S. Submarine Veterans' Memorial Highway

  48. 48

    Continue on Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

    1.8 mi · 2 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

  49. 49

    Continue on Highway Patrol Sgt. Benjamin Booth Memorial Highway

    1.6 mi · 2 min · Highway Patrol Sgt. Benjamin Booth Memorial Highway

  50. 50

    Continue on Sheriff Roger I. Wilson Memorial Highway

    1.9 mi · 2 min · Sheriff Roger I. Wilson Memorial Highway

  51. 51

    Continue on Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

    111.4 mi · 2 hr 13 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

  52. 52

    Take the exit slight right toward Bermuda Road

    1578 ft · 24 sec

  53. 53

    Keep slight left to continue on I 70 East: Saint Louis

    810 ft · 13 sec

  54. 54

    Merge slight left

    6.8 mi · 9 min

  55. 55

    Continue on Andy Gammon Memorial Highway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · Andy Gammon Memorial Highway

  56. 56

    Keep slight right to continue on Andy Gammon Memorial Highway

    1594 ft · 39 sec · Andy Gammon Memorial Highway

  57. 57

    Continue on Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge

    2.5 mi · 3 min · Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge

  58. 58

    Take the exit slight right toward I 64 East: Louisville

    3234 ft · 50 sec

  59. 59

    Merge slight left

    74.7 mi · 1 hr 22 min

  60. 60

    Keep slight right to continue on Ken Gray Expressway

    47.2 mi · 51 min · Ken Gray Expressway

  61. 61

    Take the exit slight right toward I 24 East: Nashville

    1.4 mi · 1 min

  62. 62

    Continue straight

    175.1 mi · 3 hr 8 min

  63. 63

    Keep slight right to continue on I 24 East, I 65 South: Nashville

    2.3 mi · 3 min

  64. 64

    Continue on I 24 East: Chattanooga, Knoxville

    2.8 mi · 4 min

  65. 65

    Keep slight left to continue on I 40 East, I 24 East: Knoxville, Chattanooga

    2.1 mi · 3 min

  66. 66

    Take the exit slight right toward I 24 East: Chattanooga

    133.7 mi · 2 hr 30 min

  67. 67

    Keep slight right to continue on I 75 South: Atlanta

    2869 ft · 49 sec

  68. 68

    Merge slight left

    108.8 mi · 2 hr

  69. 69

    Take the exit slight right toward I 20: Augusta, Birmingham

    1465 ft · 36 sec

  70. 70

    Keep slight left to continue on I 20 East: Augusta

    3268 ft · 1 min

  71. 71

    Merge slight left onto Ralph David Abernathy Freeway

    9.7 mi · 12 min · Ralph David Abernathy Freeway

  72. 72

    Continue on Purple Heart Highway

    46.9 mi · 50 min · Purple Heart Highway

  73. 73

    Continue on Carl Sanders Highway

    84.9 mi · 1 hr 31 min · Carl Sanders Highway

  74. 74

    Take the exit slight right toward GA 28: Augusta

    1571 ft · 39 sec

  75. 75

    Keep slight right

    147 m · 12 sec

  76. 76

    Turn straight onto Washington Road

    2.4 mi · 4 min · Washington Road

  77. 77

    Turn straight onto Calhoun Expressway

    2.7 mi · 3 min · Calhoun Expressway

  78. 78

    Continue on Greene Street

    542 ft · 13 sec · Greene Street

  79. 79

    Turn right onto 11th Street

    1928 ft · 44 sec · 11th Street

  80. 80

    Turn right onto Walton Way

    69 m · 4 sec · Walton Way

  81. 81

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Walton Way

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Bigfork and Augusta.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
81 steps
20 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
20
8 merges, 12 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
3.4 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
SD Highway 34
736 mi · 31%
I 24 East
315 mi · 13%
State Highway 141
312 mi · 13%
Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
166 mi · 7%
US Highway 212
158 mi · 7%
I 75 South
109 mi · 5%
Longest Stretch

SD Highway 34

Merge slight left

343 mi · 06h 03m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
42h 55m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
85h 52m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+463.1 mi
1938.1 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Whiting
21h 27m from Bigfork
Leave By
10:08 PM MDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Sunny leaving Bigfork and Clear near Augusta.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Bigfork to Augusta?

The road trip is about 2401.2 miles (3864.4 km) and usually takes 42h 55m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Whiting is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1185.8 miles from Bigfork and 1215.5 miles from Augusta.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 1938.1 miles (3119.1 km), while the road route adds roughly 463.1 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $382.56 one way or $765.11 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 753 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 2 hour time difference between Bigfork and Augusta, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Sunny around Bigfork and Clear near Augusta.

Stop Ideas Near Whiting

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Whiting, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Whiting.

RAIL

Omaha

99 mi away
1003 S. 9th Street

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Bigfork and Augusta. Straight-line distance: 1938.15 mi (3119.15 km).

Bigfork

#1 Bigfork

City in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States of America

Population4,270
Coordinates48.0632900, -114.0726100
Altitude908
CountryUnited States
Augusta

#2 Augusta

The third most populous city in Georgia.

Population197,166
Coordinates33.4709700, -81.9748400
Altitude43
CountryUnited States
Start: Bigfork (-114.07261, 48.06329)
End: Augusta (-81.97484, 33.47097)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 3864 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)80h 00m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)60h 02m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)48h 01m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)40h 01m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)34h 18m
80 mph (129 km/h)29h 57m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
84.73 gal
320.75 L · about $382.56
Round trip
$765.11
169.46 gal · 641.5 L
Estimated CO2
753 kg one way
Round trip: 1506 kg / 3320 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.52 $382.56 $765.11
Mid-grade $4.85 $410.77 $821.54
Premium $5.21 $441.02 $882.04
Diesel $6.07 $514.23 $1,028.45

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in Montana · Sep 17, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 2 hours time gap between Bigfork, MT and Augusta, GA. The current time in Bigfork is 16:51:01, although it is 18:51:01 in Augusta.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.