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How to get fromAmes to Black Hillsby shuttle, plane, taxi, bus, or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Ames to Black Hills by shuttle, plane, taxi, bus, or car

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  1. Shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Rapid City, taxi

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane DSM - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Black Hillstaxi taxi
    7h 24m
    $272–750

  2. Drive  640.8 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Ames to Black Hillscar car 640.8 mi
    10h
    $114–164

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ames to Minneapolisbus bus Jefferson Lines 802 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Spearfishbus bus Jefferson Lines 701
    18h 43m
    $245–338

  4. Taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Rapid City, taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Ames to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane FOD - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Black Hillstaxi taxi
    7h 11m
    $345–761

  5. Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Rapid City, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Ames to St. Paulbus bus
    2. Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane MSP - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Black Hillstaxi taxi
    8h 27m
    $255–683

  6. Shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Gillette-Campbell County Airport, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC)plane plane DSM - GCC
    3. Take the bus from Gillette to Spearfishbus bus
    9h 24m
    $242–723

Des Moines (DSM) to Rapid City (RAP) flights

Calendar76Weekly Planes
Duration6h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$74Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 603.8 mi
  • Duration: 7h 24m

What companies run services between Ames, IA, USA and Black Hills, SD, USA?

You can take a bus from Ames to Black Hills via Minneapolis and Spearfish in around 18h 43m.

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