There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Rapid City by train, bus, plane, 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 50m$118–439Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
2d 10h$678–1,253Drive 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 49m$126–605Train, 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 6m$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 21m$161–721
Santa Rosa to Rapid City by bus and train
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 50m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Rapid City is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $120 - $650.
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 train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $650 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Santa Rosa to Rapid City, including transfers.
Rapid City is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 3:17 AM in Santa Rosa and 4:17 AM 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 210+ hotels available in Rapid City.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Rapid City, SD, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Rapid City (RAP) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Sacramento International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rapid City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Thursday
- 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 Martinez to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- 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 Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $80–120
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