There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore by plane, train, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly from San Francisco • 7 h 57 min
$331 - $1,203
Cheapest option
Bus • 44 h 20 min
$307 - $578
3 alternative options
Fly from Oakland • 7 h 41 min
$415 - $1,406
Train, bus • 40 h 3 min
$319 - $690
Drive • 22 h 36 min
$140 - $210
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 22 h 36 min.
The quickest way to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore is to fly which costs $410 - $1,500 and takes 7 h 41 min.
The distance between San Francisco and Mount Rushmore is 1080 miles. The road distance is 1465.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore without a car is to train and bus which takes 40 h 3 min and costs $310 - $700.
It takes approximately 7 h 57 min to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore is to fly which takes 7 h 57 min and costs $330 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $300 - $600 and takes 44 h 20 min.
There is no direct flight from San Francisco Airport to Rapid City Airport. The quickest flight takes 5 h 45 min and has one stopover.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Mount Rushmore is 1466 miles. It takes approximately 22 h 36 min to drive from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore.
American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to Rapid City Airport.
There are 53+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore. Prices start at $71 USD per night.
- Distance: 1080.3 miles
- Duration: 7 h 57 min
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines and Delta fly from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore via Reno, Nv, Denver, Co, Denver, CO, Buffalo, WY, and Rapid City, SD in around 44 h 20 min.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Medford, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 1 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Montrose, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 12 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via San Diego, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Redmond, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 39 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Indio/Palm Springs, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,200
Flights from Oakland to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,300
Flights from Oakland to Rapid City via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 20 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,200
Flights from Oakland to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400 - $1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 38 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,200
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 215-856-7924
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond Amtrak to Salt Lake City Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110 - $320
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $110 - $170
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $190 - $280
- Business Coach Seat
- $220 - $320
- Room
- $440 - $650
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
Rome2rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City, Ut to Cheyenne, Wy
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $120
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $45 - $75
- Flexible
- $85 - $120
Bus from San Francisco, Ca to Reno, Nv
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26 - $65
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $26 - $45
- Flexible
- $45 - $65
Bus from Reno, Nv to Denver, Co
- Ave. Duration
- 23 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $260
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $100 - $170
- Flexible
- $190 - $260
- Phone
- 877-779-2999
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Buffalo, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $110
- Schedules at
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver, CO to Buffalo, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80 - $120
- Schedules at
- expressarrow.com
- Phone
- 800-451-5333
- info@jeffersonlines.com
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Buffalo, WY to Rapid City, SD
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Book at
- jeffersonlines.com
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