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)PIT - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
8h 33m$211–633Train, bus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
32h 45m$253–691Drive 1,364.1 mi
- Drive from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore1,364.1 mi
22h 51m$249–360Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Rapid City (RAP)CLE - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
10h 41m$247–799Bus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
33h 10m$237–647Train, bus via Minneapolis
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
33h 15m$255–671Bus via Minneapolis
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Columbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
36h 45m$307–670
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 22h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 33m and costs $210 - $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 45m and costs $250 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore is 1372 miles. It takes approximately 22h 51m to drive from Pittsburgh to Mount Rushmore.
There are 247+ 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, Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 33h 10m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- 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
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- 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
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Rapid City via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
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
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–173
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $85–130
- Flexible Fares
- $110–170
- Saver Fare
- $125
- Flex Fare
- $173
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- 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
- $50–140
- 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
- $60–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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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