There are 6 ways to get from Carson City 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, fly to Rapid City, taxi
best- Take the bus from S Stewart Street at Supreme Court to RTC TRANSFER CENTER and Meadowood Mallbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Rapid City (RAP)plane RNO - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
7h 49m$194–580Bus, fly to Gillette-Campbell County Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from S Stewart Street at Supreme Court to RTC TRANSFER CENTER and Meadowood Mallbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC)plane RNO - GCC
- Drive from Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC) to Mount Rushmorecar
9h 56m$118–500Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from S Stewart Street at Supreme Court to RTC TRANSFER CENTER and Meadowood Mallbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Buffalo, WYbus
- Take the taxi from Buffalo, WY to Gillettetaxi
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
32h 48m$358–612Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from S Stewart Street at Supreme Court to RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay W 4SSbus
- Take the train from Reno 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
41h 43m$476–947Drive 1,157.7 mi
- Drive from Carson City to Mount Rushmorecar 1,157.7 mi
19h 10m$212–306Bus
- Take the bus from S Stewart Street at Supreme Court to RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay W 4SSbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Gillettebus
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
41h 6m$402–746
Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carson City to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Carson City to Mount Rushmore is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 7h 49m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Carson City and Mount Rushmore is 982 miles. The road distance is 1164.5 miles.
The best way to get from Carson City to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 32h 48m and costs $350 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Carson City to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Carson City to Mount Rushmore is 1164 miles. It takes approximately 19h 10m to drive from Carson City to Mount Rushmore.
There are 253+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Carson City, NV, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from S Stewart Street at Supreme Court to Mount Rushmore via RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay W 4SS, RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay I 4SS, Sparks Transit Center, Cheyenne, WY, Billings, MT, Billings, Gillette, and Rapid City in around 41h 6m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Reno to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 775 348 0400
- Website
- rtcwashoe.com
Bus from S Stewart Street at Supreme Court to RTC TRANSFER CENTER and Meadowood Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.rtcwashoe.com
Bus from S Stewart Street at Supreme Court to RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay W 4SS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.rtcwashoe.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Buffalo, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://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 Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- 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
Bus from Billings to Gillette
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 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
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