There are 5 ways to get from Paulding to Mount Rushmore by taxi, plane, train, bus, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Paulding to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)taxi
- 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 40m$288–678Drive 1,090.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Paulding to Mount Rushmorecar 1,090.3 mi
19h 36m$199–288Train, bus
- Take the train from Bryan Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- 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
27h 26m$358–771Bus
- Take the bus from Van Wert to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
28h 26m$258–603Bus via Waukesha
- Take the bus from Van Wert to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Goerke's Corners Park and Ridebus
- Take the bus from Goerke's Corners Park and Ride to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
30h 16m$260–560
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paulding to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Paulding to Mount Rushmore is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs $280 - $700.
The distance between Paulding and Mount Rushmore is 1009 miles. The road distance is 1096.6 miles.
The best way to get from Paulding to Mount Rushmore without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 26m and costs $350 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Paulding to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Paulding to Mount Rushmore is 1097 miles. It takes approximately 19h 36m to drive from Paulding to Mount Rushmore.
There are 240+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Paulding, OH, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Paulding to Mount Rushmore via Van Wert, Chicago Bus Station, Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 28h 26m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bryan Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- 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
Bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Van Wert to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- 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 Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Goerke's Corners Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Goerke's Corners Park and Ride to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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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