There are 3 ways to get from Mount Rushmore to Boulder by taxi, plane, bus, or car
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Taxi, fly, bus
best- Take the taxi from Mount Rushmore to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPtaxi
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Denver (DEN)plane RAP - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
4h$168–551Drive 361.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Mount Rushmore to Bouldercar 361.2 mi
6h 32m$66–96Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Rapid City to Gillettebus
- Take the taxi from Gillette to Buffalo, WYtaxi
- Take the bus from Buffalo, WY to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent Drbus Ff1 / ...
13h 46m$220–322
Rapid City (RAP) to Denver (DEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mount Rushmore to Boulder is to drive which costs $65 - $95 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Mount Rushmore to Boulder is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 4h and costs $160 - $550.
The distance between Mount Rushmore and Boulder is 379 miles. The road distance is 363.3 miles.
The best way to get from Mount Rushmore to Boulder without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 13h 46m and costs $220 - $330.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Mount Rushmore to Boulder, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mount Rushmore to Boulder is 363 miles. It takes approximately 6h 32m to drive from Mount Rushmore to Boulder.
There are 168+ hotels available in Boulder.
What companies run services between Mount Rushmore, SD, USA and Boulder, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mount Rushmore to Boulder. However, you can take the taxi to Rapid-City-Airport-RAP airport, fly to Denver (DEN), walk to Denver Airport Station Gate 8, then take the bus to Downtown Boulder Station. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Rapid City, take the bus to Gillette, take the taxi to Buffalo, WY, take the bus to Denver Union Station, walk to Union Station Gate B17, then take the bus to Broadway & Regent Dr.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rapid City to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Rapid City to Gillette
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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 Buffalo, WY to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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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