There are 6 ways to get from Mount Rushmore to Carson City by taxi, plane, bus, 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.
Taxi to Rapid City, fly, bus
best- Take the taxi from Mount Rushmore to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPtaxi
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane RAP - RNO
- Take the bus from RTC TRANSFER CENTER and Meadowood Mall to Washington Street and W Plaza Streetbus
8h 29m$214–728Drive to Gillette-Campbell County Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Drive from Mount Rushmore to Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC)car
- Fly from Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane GCC - RNO
- Take the bus from RTC TRANSFER CENTER and Meadowood Mall to Washington Street and W Plaza Streetbus
10h 40m$139–646Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Rapid City to Gillettebus
- Take the taxi from Gillette to Buffalo, WYtaxi
- Take the bus from Buffalo, WY to Cheyenne, WYbus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay R 4SS to Washington Street and W Plaza Streetbus
32h 13m$360–605Bus, taxi, train
- 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 train from Denver to Renotrain
- Take the bus from RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay R 4SS to S Stewart Street at Supreme Courtbus
41h 14m$479–944Drive 1,157.8 mi
- Drive from Mount Rushmore to Carson Citycar 1,157.8 mi
19h 10m$212–306Bus
- Take the bus from Rapid City to Gillettebus
- Take the bus from Gillette to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings, MT to Cheyenne, WYbus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay R 4SS to S Stewart Street at Supreme Courtbus
40h 41m$405–743
Rapid City (RAP) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mount Rushmore to Carson City is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Mount Rushmore to Carson City is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 8h 29m and costs $210 - $750.
The distance between Mount Rushmore and Carson City is 982 miles. The road distance is 1164.6 miles.
The best way to get from Mount Rushmore to Carson City without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 32h 13m and costs $360 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Mount Rushmore to Carson City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mount Rushmore to Carson City is 1165 miles. It takes approximately 19h 10m to drive from Mount Rushmore to Carson City.
There are 439+ hotels available in Carson City.
What companies run services between Mount Rushmore, SD, USA and Carson City, NV, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Mount Rushmore to S Stewart Street at Supreme Court via Rapid City, Gillette, Billings, Billings, MT, Cheyenne, RTC CENTENNIAL PLAZA Bay B, RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay I 4SS, and RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay R 4SS in around 40h 41m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rapid City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Rapid City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Gillette-Campbell County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rapid City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Rapid City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rapid City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 775 348 0400
- Website
- rtcwashoe.com
Bus from RTC TRANSFER CENTER and Meadowood Mall to Washington Street and W Plaza Street
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.rtcwashoe.com
Bus from RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay R 4SS to Washington Street and W Plaza Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.rtcwashoe.com
Bus from RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay R 4SS to S Stewart Street at Supreme Court
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.rtcwashoe.com
- 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
Bus from Gillette to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Buffalo, WY to Cheyenne, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Buffalo, WY to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Billings, MT to Cheyenne, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- 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 Cheyenne to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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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