There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Rapid City by train, bus, plane, taxi, 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.
Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SFO - RAP
9h 56m$118–439Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejobus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Buffalo, WYbus
- Take the taxi from Buffalo, WY to Gillettetaxi
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
42h 21m$389–648Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Richmond to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Buffalo, WYbus
- Take the taxi from Buffalo, WY to Gillettetaxi
- Take the bus from Gillette to Rapid Citybus
2d 1h$553–1,099Drive 1,384.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Rapid Citycar 1,384.4 mi
22h 53m$253–365Fly from Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Rapid City (RAP)plane STS - RAP
7h 37m$122–602Train, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SJC - RAP
11h 25m$146–678Train, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SMF - RAP
12h 33m$149–671
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Rapid City is to train and bus and fly which costs $110 - $440 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Rapid City is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $120 - $600.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Rapid City is 1186 miles. The road distance is 1392.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Rapid City without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 42h 21m and costs $380 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Santa Rosa to Rapid City, including transfers.
Rapid City is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 2:21 PM in Santa Rosa and 3:21 PM in Rapid City.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Rapid City is 1392 miles. It takes approximately 22h 53m to drive from Santa Rosa to Rapid City.
There are 204+ hotels available in Rapid City.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Rapid City, SD, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Rapid City (RAP) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Sacramento International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rapid City via Ontario/San Bernardino, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rapid City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
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
- $370–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- 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
- $110–140
- 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
- $40–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $40–60
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $26–32
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