There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore by plane, subway, car, train or bus
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Recommended option
Fly San Francisco to Rapid City • 5h 5m
$223 - $275
Cheapest option
Fly San Francisco to Chadron, drive • 9h 10m
$58 - $345
5 alternative options
Fly Oakland to Rapid City • 7h 3m
$286 - $906
BART to San Jose, fly to Rapid City • 8h 21m
$265 - $857
Train, bus • 2 days 9h
$359 - $561
Bus • 2 days 14h
$352 - $529
Drive • 22h 30m
$140 - $210
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore is to fly and drive which costs $55 - $350 and takes 9h 10m.
The quickest way to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore is to fly which costs $220 - $280 and takes 5h 5m.
The distance between San Francisco and Mount Rushmore is 1080 miles. The road distance is 1464.2 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $350 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 5m 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 5h 5m and costs $220 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $350 - $550 and takes 2 days 14h.
The quickest flight from San Francisco Airport to Rapid City Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 55m.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Mount Rushmore is 1464 miles. It takes approximately 22h 30m to drive from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore.
Delta and United Airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to Rapid City Airport.
There are 74+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
- Distance: 1080.3 miles
- Duration: 5h 5m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
United Airlines and Delta fly from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Mount Rushmore via Los Angeles, Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, Sioux Falls, SD, and Rapid City, SD in around 2 days 14h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $300
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $300
Flights from Oakland to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $800
Flights from San Jose to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $850
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $410
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via San Luis Obispo County Apt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $500
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Tucson, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Portland, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Boise, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $500
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Eugene, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Redmond, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $500
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Santa Ana, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $500
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $500
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Reno, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Rapid City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Indio/Palm Springs, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Rapid City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $750
Flights from Oakland to Rapid City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $900
Flights from Oakland to Rapid City via Los Angeles, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $1,000
Flights from San Jose to Rapid City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $850
Flights from San Jose to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,100
Flights from San Jose to Rapid City via Seattle, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Oakland to Rapid City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $950
Flights from San Jose to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $900
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland to Rapid City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $950
- Website
- boutiqueair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chadron via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $320
- Phone
- 94604-2688
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Powell Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Website
- bart.gov
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.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 215-856-7924
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130 - $190
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $130 - $190
- Premium
- $380 - $550
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $270 - $400
- Business Seat
- $290 - $410
- Phone
- 877-779-2999
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Cheyenne, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Schedules at
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90 - $150
- Schedules at
- expressarrow.com
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.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 215-856-7924
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Denver to Cheyenne Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Phone
- 800-451-5333
- info@jeffersonlines.com
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings, MT to Rapid City, SD
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $90
- Book at
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City, MO to Sioux Falls, SD
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $90
- Book at
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Sioux Falls, SD to Rapid City, SD
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $85
- Book at
- jeffersonlines.com
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.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $65
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $45 - $65
- Flexible
- $75 - $110
Bus from Los Angeles to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160 - $220
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $160 - $220
- Flexible
- $220 - $330
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