There are 6 ways to get from Layton 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 Layton to Salt Lake City Airportbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SLC - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
6h 1m$223–763Drive 619.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Layton to Mount Rushmorecar 619.9 mi
11h 5m$114–164Bus
- Take the bus from Layton to Idaho Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Butte, MTbus
- Take the bus from Butte to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Gillettebus
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
21h 10m$208–525Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Wheatland Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Wheatland Amtrak Bus Stop to Buffalo, WYbus
- Take the taxi from Buffalo, WY to Gillettetaxi
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
31h 3m$316–796Bus, fly to Gillette-Campbell County Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Layton to Salt Lake City Airportbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC)plane SLC - GCC
- Drive from Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC) to Mount Rushmorecar
8h 13m$147–683Bus via Cheyenne
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr 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
29h 45m$292–534
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Layton to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Layton to Mount Rushmore is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 6h 1m and costs $220 - $800.
The distance between Layton and Mount Rushmore is 573 miles. The road distance is 623.5 miles.
The best way to get from Layton to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus which takes 21h 10m and costs $200 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Layton to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Layton to Mount Rushmore is 624 miles. It takes approximately 11h 5m to drive from Layton to Mount Rushmore.
There are 239+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Layton, UT, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from Layton to Mount Rushmore via Idaho Falls, ID, Butte, Billings, Gillette, and Rapid City in around 21h 10m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Layton to Salt Lake City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Layton to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Butte to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–100
- 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
Bus from Gillette to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Wheatland Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Wheatland Amtrak Bus Stop to Buffalo, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–150
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 52 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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