There are 7 ways to get from Basalt to Rapid City by taxi, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Eagle County Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Basalt to Eagle-Airport-EGEtaxi
- Fly from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Rapid City (RAP)plane EGE - RAP
5h 58m$178–472Fly from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Rapid City (RAP)plane ASE - RAP
6h$53–323Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Downtown Basalt to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus L / ...
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Buffalo, WYbus
- Take the taxi from Buffalo, WY to Gillettetaxi
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
19h 2m$177–286Drive 517.2 mi
- Drive from Basalt to Rapid Citycar 517.2 mi
10h 31m$95–137Drive to Gunnison County Airport, fly
- Drive from Basalt to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)car
- Fly from Gunnison County Airport (GUC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane GUC - RAP
7h 37m$67–354Drive to Yampa Valley Airport, fly
- Drive from Basalt to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN)car
- Fly from Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) to Rapid City (RAP)plane HDN - RAP
7h 58m$73–364Bus, taxi via Casper
- Take the bus from Basalt Park & Ride DV to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus Brt / ...
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Casper Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Casper 144 East A St to Buffalo, WYbus
- Take the taxi from Buffalo, WY to Gillettetaxi
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
19h 38m$226–351
Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basalt to Rapid City is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basalt to Rapid City is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 58m and costs $170 - $480.
The distance between Basalt and Rapid City is 410 miles. The road distance is 520.2 miles.
The best way to get from Basalt to Rapid City without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 19h 2m and costs $170 - $290.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Basalt to Rapid City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basalt to Rapid City is 520 miles. It takes approximately 10h 31m to drive from Basalt to Rapid City.
There are 181+ hotels available in Rapid City.
What companies run services between Basalt, CO, USA and Rapid City, SD, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Rapid City (RAP) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Yampa Valley Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Yampa Valley Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from Downtown Basalt to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
Bus from Basalt Park & Ride DV to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Buffalo, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Casper Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Casper 144 East A St to Buffalo, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Gillette to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $26–160
High Mountain Taxi
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8294
- Website
- hmtaxi.com
Alpine Limousine
- Phone
- +1 970-379-2529
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