There are 7 ways to get from Berkeley to Mount Rushmore by subway, plane, taxi, bus, train, 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.
BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SFO - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
7h 33m$191–523Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center 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 53m$441–755Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Emeryville to Denvertrain
- 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
46h 53m$596–1,145Drive 1,349.5 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Mount Rushmorecar 1,349.5 mi
22h 19m$247–356BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SJC - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
8h 32m$220–732Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SMF - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
10h 2m$235–722Fly from Oakland International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rapid City (RAP)plane OAK - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
7h 33m$199–597
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 22h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Mount Rushmore is to BART and fly and taxi which takes 7h 33m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Berkeley and Mount Rushmore is 1168 miles. The road distance is 1357.3 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 42h 53m and costs $440 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Berkeley to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Mount Rushmore is 1357 miles. It takes approximately 22h 19m to drive from Berkeley to Mount Rushmore.
There are 240+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
There is no direct connection from Berkeley to Mount Rushmore. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take the subway to El Cerrito Del Norte, walk to El Cerrito del Norte Station, take the bus to Vallejo Transit Center, take the bus to Sparks Transit Center, take the bus to Denver Union Station, take the bus to Buffalo, WY, take the taxi to Gillette, take the bus to Rapid City, then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Sacramento International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Burbank, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- 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 Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $13–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 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
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