There are 7 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, 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.
Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Rapid City (RAP)plane PIT - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
8h 40m$209–652Train, bus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
32h 49m$243–568Drive 1,364.1 mi
- Drive from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmorecar 1,364.1 mi
23h 3m$249–360Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Rapid City (RAP)plane CLE - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
11h 16m$241–791Bus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
33h 14m$236–584Bus via Minneapolis
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- 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
33h 40m$233–594Bus via Minneapolis #2
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
36h 45m$253–558
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 23h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 40m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Mount Rushmore is 1252 miles. The road distance is 1372 miles.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 49m and costs $240 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore is 1372 miles. It takes approximately 23h 3m to drive from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore.
There are 246+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Mount Rushmore via Chicago Bus Station, Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 33h 14m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- 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
Bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- 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 Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $50–100
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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
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