There are 5 ways to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), car, bus, train, 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 13m$217–584Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
27h 58m$191–491Drive 1,059.9 mi
- 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 23m$205–574Bus via Minneapolis
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 4545 E Broadway - Dutch Mill Park and Ridebus
- Take the bus from Madison to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
30h 17m$204–501
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 13m 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 which takes 27h 58m and costs $190 - $500.
It takes approximately 6h 13m 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 Coldwater after Ernst to Mount Rushmore via Fort Wayne, IN, Chicago Bus Station, Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 27h 58m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
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
- $55–180
- 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
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 Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- 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 Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 4545 E Broadway - Dutch Mill Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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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