There are 4 ways to get from Europe to Mount Rushmore by train, plane, taxi, 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.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Rapid City, taxi
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rapid City (RAP)plane FRA - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
18h 7m$550–898Train to Frankfurt, fly to Scottsbluff, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Scottsbluff (BFF)plane FRA - BFF
- Drive from Scottsbluff-Airport-BFF to Mount Rushmorecar
23h 53m$390–1,328Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Rapid City, taxi
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Rapid City (RAP)plane HAJ - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
22h 31mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Gillette-Campbell County Airport, drive
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC)plane FRA - GCC
- Drive from Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC) to Mount Rushmorecar
23h 20m$504–918
Frankfurt (FRA) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Mount Rushmore is to train and fly and drive which costs $500 - $950 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Mount Rushmore is to train and fly and taxi which takes 18h 7m and costs $550 - $900.
The distance between Europe and Mount Rushmore is 4926 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 7m to get from Europe to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
There are 249+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Europe and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Mount Rushmore. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rapid City via Munich, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rapid City via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via London Heathrow, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Munich, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Scottsbluff via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Scottsbluff via London Heathrow, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Scottsbluff via Munich, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rapid City via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rapid City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rapid City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rapid City via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–950
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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
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