There are 9 ways to get from Mount Rushmore to Modesto by taxi, plane, subway, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
best- Take the taxi from Mount Rushmore to Rapid City (RAP)
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)RAP - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
9h 47m$187–481Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Rapid City to Gillette
- Take the taxi from Gillette to Buffalo, WY
- Take the bus from Buffalo, WY to Greeley, CO
- Take the bus from Greeley Evans Regional Transportation Center to Harmony Transfer CenterPx
- Take the bus from Harmony Transfer Centre to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
40h 35mBus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Rapid City to Gillette
- Take the taxi from Gillette to Buffalo, WY
- Take the bus from Buffalo, WY to Denver Union Station
- Take the train from Denver to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
2d$409–1,107Drive 1,325 mi
- Drive from Mount Rushmore to Modesto1,325 mi
22h 45m$242–350Taxi, fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Mount Rushmore to Rapid City (RAP)
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)RAP - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
9h 54m$244–760Taxi, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Mount Rushmore to Rapid City (RAP)
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)RAP - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
10h 44m$230–683Taxi, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Mount Rushmore to Rapid City (RAP)
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)RAP - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
8h 39m$217–679Taxi, fly to Merced Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Mount Rushmore to Rapid City (RAP)
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)RAP - MCE
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
10h 59m$190–498Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rapid City to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Denver
- Take the train from Denver to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Lodi Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Lodi Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
2d 10h
Rapid City (RAP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mount Rushmore to Modesto is to drive which costs $240 - $350 and takes 22h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Mount Rushmore to Modesto is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 8h 39m and costs $210 - $700.
The distance between Mount Rushmore and Modesto is 1243 miles. The road distance is 1332.7 miles.
The best way to get from Mount Rushmore to Modesto without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 40h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Mount Rushmore to Modesto, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mount Rushmore to Modesto is 1333 miles. It takes approximately 22h 45m to drive from Mount Rushmore to Modesto.
There are 64+ hotels available in Modesto.
What companies run services between Mount Rushmore, SD, USA and Modesto, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mount Rushmore to Modesto. However, you can take the taxi to Rapid City (RAP) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Daly City, take the subway to Dublin / Pleasanton, walk to BART Dublin Station, then take the bus to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Rapid City, take the bus to Gillette, take the taxi to Buffalo, WY, take the bus to Greeley, CO, take the bus to Harmony Transfer Center, walk to Harmony Transfer Centre, take the bus to Sparks Transit Center, take the bus to Sacramento Bus Station, then take the bus to Modesto Bus Stop.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rapid City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Rapid City to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Rapid City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Rapid City to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Rapid City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Rapid City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rapid City to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Rapid City to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rapid City to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Rapid City to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Rapid City to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Rapid City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Rapid City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Rapid City to Merced Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Rapid City to Merced Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Rapid City to Merced Municipal Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rapid City to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Rapid City to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Rapid City to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Rapid City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- 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 Rapid City to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Sioux Falls to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Buffalo, WY to Greeley, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- 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
- $100–120
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- 970 350 9287
- Website
- greeleyevanstransit.com
Bus from Greeley Evans Regional Transportation Center to Harmony Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://greeleyevanstransit.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Harmony Transfer Centre to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lodi Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Sacramento to Lodi Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 47 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
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
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
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
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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