There are 6 ways to get from Puyallup to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus), car, train, bus, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Rapid City, taxi
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SEA - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
8h 32m$200–585Fly to Gillette-Campbell County Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC)plane SEA - GCC
- Drive from Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC) to Mount Rushmorecar
11h 22m$124–505Bus via Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Gillettebus
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
27h 48m$204–560Drive 1,169.2 mi
- Drive from Puyallup to Mount Rushmorecar 1,169.2 mi
19h 12m$214–309Train, bus
- Take the train from Puyallup Station to King Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Gillettebus
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
28h 46m$232–833Bus
- Take the bus from Tacoma Greyhound to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Gillettebus
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
29h 24m$206–612
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puyallup to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 19h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Puyallup to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 32m and costs $200 - $600.
The distance between Puyallup and Mount Rushmore is 1016 miles. The road distance is 1176 miles.
The best way to get from Puyallup to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus via Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport which takes 27h 48m and costs $200 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Puyallup to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Puyallup to Mount Rushmore is 1176 miles. It takes approximately 19h 12m to drive from Puyallup to Mount Rushmore.
There are 224+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Puyallup, WA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from 3rd St SE & 7th Ave SE to Mount Rushmore via Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 6, Federal Way Downtown Station - Bay 4, Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport, Spokane, Billings, Gillette, and Rapid City in around 27h 48m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Train from Puyallup Station to King Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tacoma Greyhound to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Gillette
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Gillette to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Tacoma Greyhound to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $120–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Tacoma Greyhound to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–70
- 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
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