There are 5 ways to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Rapid City (RAP)plane FWA - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
6h 4m$217–584Drive 1,059.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmorecar 1,059.9 mi
18h 42m$194–280Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
28h 21m$250–624Bus
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- 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
28h 32m$198–531Bus via Madison
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from Burnsville to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
28h 59m$246–535
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $190 - $280 and takes 18h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 4m and costs $210 - $600.
The distance between Fort Wayne and Mount Rushmore is 983 miles. The road distance is 1066.1 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 21m and costs $250 - $650.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore is 1066 miles. It takes approximately 18h 42m to drive from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore.
There are 242+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Fort Wayne, IN, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from Wal-Mart to Mount Rushmore via Fort Wayne, IN, Chicago Bus Station, Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 28h 32m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Burnsville to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- 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
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