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 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$504–918Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Rapid City, taxi
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane MUC - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
21h 51m$515–1,442
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 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 Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC), then drive 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 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 International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Monday 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 Munich International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
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
- 15h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Scottsbluff via Munich International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and 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 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rapid City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- 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 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rapid City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- 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 Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- 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
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- 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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