There are 6 ways to get from Slidell to Mount Rushmore by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Rapid City, taxi
best- Take the bus from Slidell to New Orleans Bus Station
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Rapid City (RAP)MSY - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmore
9h 35m$206–606Bus, fly to Gillette-Campbell County Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Slidell to New Orleans Bus Station
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC)MSY - GCC
- Drive from Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC) to Mount Rushmore
11h 43m$135–546Bus, train
- Take the bus from Slidell to New Orleans Bus Station
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Champaign-Urbana
- Take the bus from Champaign to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
43h 25m$323–759Train, bus
- Take the train from Slidell Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
45h 9m$321–880Drive 1,512.9 mi
- Drive from Slidell to Mount Rushmore1,512.9 mi
25h 48m$277–399Bus
- Take the bus from Slidell to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Take the bus from Champaign to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
43h 45m$301–695
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slidell to Mount Rushmore is to bus and fly and drive which costs $130 - $550 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Slidell to Mount Rushmore is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 9h 35m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Slidell and Mount Rushmore is 1284 miles. The road distance is 1521.7 miles.
The best way to get from Slidell to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h 25m and costs $320 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Slidell to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Slidell to Mount Rushmore is 1522 miles. It takes approximately 25h 48m to drive from Slidell to Mount Rushmore.
There are 240+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Slidell, LA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from Slidell to Mount Rushmore via St Louis Bus Station, Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr, Champaign, Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 43h 45m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Slidell Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- 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 Slidell to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Slidell to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Slidell to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Champaign to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $80–120
- Flexible Fares
- $110–170
Bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–173
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $85–130
- Flexible Fares
- $110–170
- Saver Fare
- $125
- Flex Fare
- $173
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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
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