Bulk Insert from one SQL table to Another Sql table

I am trying to speed up the copying of a large dataset from a table in one database into an empty table of same structure on another database on a different server (both are sql 2005). Both server instances are linked correctly, and can communicate with each other.
Using code
Insert into table1
select *
from table2
I'm pretty new in the DBA arena.
I read that you can only do bulk insert from flat files.
I would like to perform the same type if insert (bulk copy) from one table to another. Logging isn't an issue for the destination database.
I also read in help that you could use table hints to mimic bulk insert, but have found no examples.
ANY help would be appreciated. biggest table has 214 million+ records.
Thank you in advance,
Vicki

You can try THREE ways...
1. Create an SSIS package and configure to use bulk load option in it.
2. Create a linked server from serverA to ServerB and DROP table at the destination and use SELECT * INTO TABLENAME FROM SERVERNAME.DBNAME..TABLENAME
3. http://davidhayden.com/blog/dave/archive/2006/01/13/2692.aspx

There are even more ways.
I'm a commandline guy and I like prompts. =;o)

To make it simple, one can divide it into three steps.
Depending on sizes, network speeds and time-requirements, it's possible to change things around.
(for example, it may be benificial to zip a file before copying over the network, if the file is large enough)
1) bcp out on server A to local disk, optionally pre-sort the data in the order of the clustered index.
2) copy the file to server B
3) bcp in on server B - the destination table should already exist, and also have a clustered index in place.
Most of the times, having an exisiting clustered index yields higher throughput than bulking into a heap.
/Kenneth