How far is Billings, MT from Dillon, SC?

The driving distance from Billings, MT to Dillon, SC is about 2078.1 miles (3344.3 km), with a travel time of about 38h 00m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1715 miles (2760 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 76h 01m 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
2078.04 mi
38h 00m
Flight
1714.97 mi
2759.98 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1714.97 mi
Kilometers
2759.98 km
Flight Time
03h 26m

Driving Distance

Road route
2078.04 mi
Kilometers
3344.28 km
Drive Time
38h 00m

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Drive time stays fixed at 38h 00m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Dillon
Wed, Aug 26, 5:44 AM EDT
Return by in Billings
Thu, Aug 27, 5:45 PM MDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Billings
2026-08-24T13:43
Arrive Dillon
Wed, Aug 26, 3:44 AM MDT
Route Timing
38h 00m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
10:01 PM to 11:31 PM EDT

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

Leave by
7:58 AM MDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Billings
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
Oxford
IA

City in Johnson County, Iowa, United States of America

From Billings
1037.7 mi
19h 00m
To Dillon
1040.4 mi
19h 00m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
89°F
Monday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Mon, Aug 24 6:00 AM MDT
Wind
6 mph N
Destination
91°F
Monday

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Starts
Mon, Aug 24 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
0 to 6 mph S

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Billings and Dillon.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Billings and Dillon.

  1. 1

    Start on Montana Avenue

    2446 ft · 1 min · Montana Avenue

  2. 2

    Turn left onto North 18th Street

    128 m · 9 sec · North 18th Street

  3. 3

    At the end of the road, turn right onto 1st Avenue North

    1.1 km · 1 min · 1st Avenue North

  4. 4

    Continue on 1st Avenue North

    84 m · 8 sec · 1st Avenue North

  5. 5

    Turn right onto US Highway 87 East

    1.3 mi · 2 min · US Highway 87 East

  6. 6

    Turn left

    1595 ft · 41 sec

  7. 7

    Continue straight

    3.1 mi · 4 min

  8. 8

    Keep slight right to continue on I 90 East: Sheridan

    54 mi · 51 min

  9. 9

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

    2032 ft · 54 sec

  10. 10

    Turn left

    42.1 mi · 50 min

  11. 11

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward US Highway 212

    66 m · 5 sec · US Highway 212

  12. 12

    Exit the roundabout onto US Highway 212

    20.1 mi · 24 min · US Highway 212

  13. 13

    Continue on Main Street

    3072 ft · 2 min · Main Street

  14. 14

    Continue on US Highway 212

    43.7 mi · 51 min · US Highway 212

  15. 15

    Turn right onto Park Avenue

    2986 ft · 1 min · Park Avenue

  16. 16

    Continue on US Highway 212

    93.7 mi · 1 hr 47 min · US Highway 212

  17. 17

    Turn right onto North 5th Avenue

    2.3 mi · 5 min · North 5th Avenue

  18. 18

    Turn left onto SD Highway 34

    17.5 mi · 21 min · SD Highway 34

  19. 19

    Take the ramp left

    10.7 mi · 11 min

  20. 20

    Continue straight

    23.6 mi · 24 min

  21. 21

    Continue straight

    338.5 mi · 5 hr 20 min

  22. 22

    Take the exit slight right

    2349 ft · 57 sec

  23. 23

    Merge slight left

    164 mi · 2 hr 49 min

  24. 24

    Take the exit slight right toward I 880 East: Des Moines

    1.2 km · 2 min

  25. 25

    Continue straight

    16 mi · 17 min

  26. 26

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Des Moines

    1.1 km · 44 sec

  27. 27

    Merge slight right

    94.9 mi · 1 hr 42 min

  28. 28

    Keep slight right to continue on I 35, I 80 East: Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City

    14.4 mi · 17 min

  29. 29

    Keep slight left

    179.9 mi · 3 hr 16 min

  30. 30

    Keep slight left to continue on Chicago-Kansas City Expressway

    72.3 mi · 1 hr 17 min · Chicago-Kansas City Expressway

  31. 31

    Take the exit slight right toward I 474 East: Indianapolis

    1.6 km · 1 min

  32. 32

    Merge slight left

    13.8 mi · 15 min

  33. 33

    Merge slight left

    27 mi · 29 min

  34. 34

    Keep slight right to continue on I 55 South, I 74 East, US 51 South: Saint Louis, Indianapolis

    6.6 mi · 7 min

  35. 35

    Keep slight left to continue on I 74 East, US 51 South, US 55 Business North: Indianapolis, Decatur

    159.9 mi · 2 hr 53 min

  36. 36

    Take the exit slight right toward I 465 North, US 136 West: Crawfordsville Road, Speedway

    872 ft · 19 sec

  37. 37

    Keep slight left to continue on US 136 West: Crawfordsville Road

    2065 ft · 52 sec

  38. 38

    Turn left onto Crawfordsville Road

    2.2 mi · 4 min · Crawfordsville Road

  39. 39

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward West 16th Street

    66 m · 9 sec · West 16th Street

  40. 40

    Exit the roundabout onto West 16th Street

    3 mi · 7 min · West 16th Street

  41. 41

    Turn right onto Indiana Avenue

    1.1 km · 2 min · Indiana Avenue

  42. 42

    Turn left onto West 10th Street

    2163 ft · 1 min · West 10th Street

  43. 43

    Turn left onto North West Street

    155 m · 23 sec · North West Street

  44. 44

    Take the ramp straight toward I 65 South

    2900 ft · 59 sec

  45. 45

    Merge slight right

    2788 ft · 46 sec

  46. 46

    Take the exit slight right toward I 70 East: Dayton

    1 km · 1 min

  47. 47

    Merge slight right onto Dwight D Eisenhower Highway

    74.5 mi · 1 hr 28 min · Dwight D Eisenhower Highway

  48. 48

    Keep slight left

    24.2 mi · 26 min

  49. 49

    Keep slight right to continue on SR 49 South: Clayton, Trotwood

    10 mi · 15 min

  50. 50

    Continue on West 1st Street

    116 m · 7 sec · West 1st Street

  51. 51

    Continue on West 1st Street

    11 m · 1 sec · West 1st Street

  52. 52

    Continue on West 1st Street

    2425 ft · 58 sec · West 1st Street

  53. 53

    Turn right onto North Ludlow Street

    1.1 km · 1 min · North Ludlow Street

  54. 54

    Take the ramp straight toward US 35 East: Xenia

    2382 ft · 58 sec

  55. 55

    Merge slight left

    33.9 mi · 42 min

  56. 56

    Keep slight left to continue on US 35 East: Washington Court House

    44.7 mi · 49 min

  57. 57

    Keep slight left

    58.6 mi · 1 hr 8 min

  58. 58

    Keep slight right

    9.8 mi · 11 min

  59. 59

    Continue on US 35

    14.3 mi · 16 min · US 35

  60. 60

    Continue on Fruth-Lanham Highway

    11.8 mi · 14 min · Fruth-Lanham Highway

  61. 61

    Continue straight

    119 m · 7 sec

  62. 62

    Take the ramp slight right

    2603 ft · 1 min

  63. 63

    Merge slight left

    137.4 mi · 2 hr 36 min

  64. 64

    Continue straight

    16 mi · 18 min

  65. 65

    Keep slight right to continue on I 77 South: Charlotte North Carolina

    23.5 mi · 27 min

  66. 66

    Take the exit slight right toward VA 148, SR 775: Fancy Gap

    1381 ft · 36 sec

  67. 67

    Turn straight onto Chance Creek Road

    1.4 km · 1 min · Chance Creek Road

  68. 68

    At the end of the road, turn right onto Fancy Gap Highway

    9.4 mi · 11 min · Fancy Gap Highway

  69. 69

    Continue on North Andy Griffith Parkway

    31.6 mi · 36 min · North Andy Griffith Parkway

  70. 70

    Keep slight right to continue on John Gold Memorial Expressway

    12.6 mi · 16 min · John Gold Memorial Expressway

  71. 71

    Take the exit slight right toward I 40 East: Greensboro

    1325 ft · 32 sec

  72. 72

    Merge slight left

    2.2 mi · 3 min

  73. 73

    Take the exit slight right toward I 74 East: High Point

    89 mi · 1 hr 40 min

  74. 74

    Take the exit slight right toward US 220 South: Rockingham

    4.8 mi · 7 min

  75. 75

    Turn left onto West Broad Avenue

    2.5 mi · 4 min · West Broad Avenue

  76. 76

    Continue on Hamlet Avenue

    3.5 mi · 5 min · Hamlet Avenue

  77. 77

    Turn left onto Raleigh Street

    142 m · 12 sec · Raleigh Street

  78. 78

    Turn right onto Spring Street

    1716 ft · 41 sec · Spring Street

  79. 79

    Turn slight left onto East Hamlet Avenue

    12.8 mi · 17 min · East Hamlet Avenue

  80. 80

    Keep slight right to continue on Andrew Jackson Highway

    3.8 mi · 4 min · Andrew Jackson Highway

  81. 81

    Take the exit slight right toward US 501 South: Rowland, Myrtle Beach

    19.1 mi · 27 min

  82. 82

    Turn right onto South Bond Street

    9.6 mi · 13 min · South Bond Street

  83. 83

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Billings and Dillon.

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
83 steps
24 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
28
9 merges, 19 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
4 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
SD Highway 34
555 mi · 27%
I 74 East
249 mi · 12%
I 35
194 mi · 9%
Fruth-Lanham Highway
166 mi · 8%
US Highway 212
158 mi · 8%
US 35 East
147 mi · 7%
Longest Stretch

SD Highway 34

Continue straight

338 mi · 05h 20m

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
38h 00m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
76h 02m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+363.1 mi
1715 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Oxford
19h 00m from Billings
Leave By
7:58 AM MDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Mostly Sunny leaving Billings and Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms near Dillon.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Billings to Dillon?

The road trip is about 2078.1 miles (3344.3 km) and usually takes 38h 00m 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?

Oxford is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1037.7 miles from Billings and 1040.4 miles from Dillon.

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

The direct path is about 1715 miles (2760 km), while the road route adds roughly 363.1 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 $285.47 one way or $570.95 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 651.7 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

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

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Mostly Sunny around Billings and Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms near Dillon.

Stop Ideas Near Oxford

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

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Oxford, 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 Oxford.

RAIL

Mount Pleasant

86 mi away
418 North Adams Street
RAIL

Ottumwa station

94 mi away
210 West Main Street
BUS

Davenport, Iowa

103 mi away
304 West River Drive
BUS

Rock Island, IL

106 mi away
3500 5th Avenue

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Billings and Dillon. Straight-line distance: 1714.97 mi (2759.98 km).

Billings

#1 Billings

The most populous city in Montana.

Population117,445
Coordinates45.7832900, -108.5006900
Altitude952
CountryUnited States
Dillon

#2 Dillon

County seat in South Carolina

Population6,289
Coordinates34.4165500, -79.3711600
Altitude34
CountryUnited States
Start: Billings (-108.50069, 45.78329)
End: Dillon (-79.37116, 34.41655)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 3344 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)69h 14m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)51h 57m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)41h 33m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)34h 38m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)29h 41m
80 mph (129 km/h)25h 55m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
73.33 gal
277.58 L · about $285.47
Round trip
$570.95
146.66 gal · 555.16 L
Estimated CO2
651.7 kg one way
Round trip: 1303.4 kg / 2874 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.89 $285.47 $570.95
Mid-grade $4.23 $310.26 $620.52
Premium $4.55 $333.58 $667.16
Diesel $5.41 $396.86 $793.72

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 · Aug 24, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 2 hours time gap between Billings, MT and Dillon, SC. The current time in Billings is 13:43:32, although it is 15:43:32 in Dillon.

Distance to Other Cities

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