There are 10 ways to get from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore by bus, plane, taxi, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or train
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 Systembus
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Rapid City (RAP)plane LFT - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
7h 59m$220–650Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Rapid City (RAP)plane BTR - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
8h 16m$200–680Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Fort Worth Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Fort Worth Downtown to Denver 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
42h 31m$431–635Drive 1,398.9 mi
- Drive from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmorecar 1,398.9 mi
25h 56m$256–369Bus to Alexandria International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Boyce, LAbus
- Fly from Alexandria International Airport (AEX) to Rapid City (RAP)plane AEX - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
10h 57m$243–675Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Rapid City (RAP)plane MSY - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
9h 34m$223–700Bus, bus to Lake Charles Regional Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayettebus
- Take the bus from Lafayette to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowabus
- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Rapid City (RAP)plane LCH - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
10h 48m$253–765Bus via Chicago
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
44h 5m$425–776Bus, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
44h 44m$541–1,015Bus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
2d 1h$471–874
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 56m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 7h 59m 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 taxi which takes 42h 31m and costs $430 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 59m 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 56m to drive from Baton Rouge to Mount Rushmore.
There are 814+ 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 Memphis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 44h 5m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Rapid City via Houston, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- 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
- $8–17
- 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
- $20–40
- 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
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Fort Worth Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Fort Worth Downtown to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Gillette to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $40–60
Bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $65–100
Bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $80–120
Bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
- 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
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $26–120
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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