There are 9 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Mount Rushmore by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP)SFO - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
8h 42m$211–611Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Buffalo, WY
- Take the taxi from Buffalo, WY to Gillette
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid City
45h 13m$324–646Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the train from Richmond to Denver
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Buffalo, WY
- Take the taxi from Buffalo, WY to Gillette
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid City
2d 2h$368–2,042Drive 1,361.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Mount Rushmore1,361.6 mi
22h 40m$249–359Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rapid City (RAP)SJC - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
10h 6m$230–697Fly from Sonoma County Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Rapid City (RAP)STS - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
7h 11m$212–652Bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Take the train from Martinez to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rapid City (RAP)SMF - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
11h 4mBus to Oakland International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rapid City (RAP)OAK - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
8h 43m$221–660Bus, train
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Martinez
- Take the train from Martinez to Denver
- Take the bus from Denver to Omaha, NE
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
2d 11h
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 11m and costs $210 - $650.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Mount Rushmore is 1209 miles. The road distance is 1369.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 45h 13m and costs $320 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Santa Rosa to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Mount Rushmore is 1370 miles. It takes approximately 22h 40m to drive from Santa Rosa to Mount Rushmore.
There are 247+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Mount Rushmore. However, you can take the bus to San Francisco Airport, walk to San-Francisco-Airport-SFO airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Mission St & Fremont St, take the bus to Sparks Transit Center, take the bus to Denver Union Station, take the bus to Buffalo, WY, take the taxi to Gillette, take the bus to Rapid City, then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Sacramento International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rapid City via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Buffalo, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Petaluma to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $26–120
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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