There are 9 ways to get from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit System
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Rapid City (RAP)LFT - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
8h 15m$220–613Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Rapid City (RAP)BTR - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
8h 34m$200–600Bus, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Champaign-Urbana
- Take the bus from Champaign to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
44h$331–770Drive 1,398.9 mi
- Drive from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore1,398.9 mi
25h 59m$256–369Bus to Alexandria International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Boyce, LA
- Fly from Alexandria International Airport (AEX) to Rapid City (RAP)AEX - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
10h 42m$250–664Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Rapid City (RAP)MSY - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
10h 17m$219–617Bus, bus to Lake Charles Regional Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette
- Take the bus from Lafayette to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowa
- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Rapid City (RAP)LCH - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
12h 12m$255–733Bus, train via Chicago
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
44h 49m$346–1,120Bus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Omaha, NE
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
2d 4h$312–715
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $250 - $370 and takes 25h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 8h 15m and costs $220 - $650.
The distance between Baton Rouge and Mount Rushmore is 1228 miles. The road distance is 1407 miles.
The best way to get from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus and train which takes 44h and costs $330 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore is 1407 miles. It takes approximately 25h 59m to drive from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore.
There are 239+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Baton Rouge, LA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Mount Rushmore via Dallas Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Rapid City via Houston, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit System
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Boyce, LA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Champaign to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $80–120
- Flexible Fares
- $110–170
Bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–173
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $85–130
- Flexible Fares
- $110–170
- Saver Fare
- $125
- Flex Fare
- $173
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Lafayette to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $35–130
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
Tim's Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 605-389-7023
Rapid Taxi
- Phone
- +1 605-348-8080
- Website
- rapidtaxirc.com
City Cab
- Phone
- +1 605-863-1111
- Website
- rapidcitytaxicab.com
Tim's Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 605-389-7023
Rapid Taxi
- Phone
- +1 605-348-8080
- Website
- rapidtaxirc.com
City Cab
- Phone
- +1 605-863-1111
- Website
- rapidcitytaxicab.com
Tim's Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 605-389-7023
Rapid Taxi
- Phone
- +1 605-348-8080
- Website
- rapidtaxirc.com
City Cab
- Phone
- +1 605-863-1111
- Website
- rapidcitytaxicab.com
Tim's Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 605-389-7023
Rapid Taxi
- Phone
- +1 605-348-8080
- Website
- rapidtaxirc.com
City Cab
- Phone
- +1 605-863-1111
- Website
- rapidcitytaxicab.com
Tim's Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 605-389-7023
Rapid Taxi
- Phone
- +1 605-348-8080
- Website
- rapidtaxirc.com
City Cab
- Phone
- +1 605-863-1111
- Website
- rapidcitytaxicab.com
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