There are 10 ways to get from Pontiac to Mount Rushmore by car, plane, taxi, train, bus, 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.
Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly, taxi
best- Drive from Pontiac to Lansing-Airport-LAN
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Rapid City (RAP)LAN - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
8h 43m$233–789Train to Detroit, fly, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Rapid City (RAP)DTW - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
8h 33m$202–559Train, bus
- Take the train from Pontiac 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
28h 48m$229–635Drive 1,185.3 mi
- Drive from Pontiac to Mount Rushmore1,185.3 mi
20h 4m$217–313Bus to Bishop International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Pontiac, MI to Flint, MI
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to Rapid City (RAP)FNT - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
8h 18m$227–617Bus to Mbs International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Pontiac, MI to Bay City, MI
- Fly from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Rapid City (RAP)MBS - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
10h 3m$240–638Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Pontiac, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Rapid City (RAP)GRR - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
12h 19m$250–823Train, bus via Minneapolis
- Take the train from Pontiac 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
29h 18m$231–615Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Center to Larned + Griswold462
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus 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
31h 20m$215–617Bus via Minneapolis
- Take the bus from Phoenix Center to Larned + Griswold462
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station 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
32h 30m$227–557
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pontiac to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $210 - $320 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Pontiac to Mount Rushmore is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 8h 18m and costs $220 - $650.
The distance between Pontiac and Mount Rushmore is 1042 miles. The road distance is 1192.2 miles.
The best way to get from Pontiac to Mount Rushmore without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 48m and costs $220 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Pontiac to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pontiac to Mount Rushmore is 1192 miles. It takes approximately 20h 4m to drive from Pontiac to Mount Rushmore.
There are 247+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Pontiac, MI, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from Phoenix Center to Mount Rushmore via Larned + Griswold, Detroit Bus Station, Chicago, Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 31h 20m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Rapid City via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Detroit to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to Rapid City via Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Mbs International Airport to Rapid City via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Detroit to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Detroit to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Mbs International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Detroit to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Detroit to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Detroit to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Mbs International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Phoenix esa Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- 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 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/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- 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
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Pontiac, MI to Flint, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Pontiac, MI to Bay City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Pontiac, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.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
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- 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
- Phone
- +1 866-962-5515
- Website
- smartbus.org
Bus from Phoenix Center to Larned + Griswold
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.smartbus.org
- Full Fare
- $2
- 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
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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