There are 3 ways to get from Badlands National Park to West Yellowstone by unknown, plane, bus, ferry, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, fly to Yellowstone Airport
best- Walk from Badlands National Park to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPunknown
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Yellowstone Airport (WYS)plane RAP - WYS
5h 16mTravel, bus, ferry, drive
- Walk from Badlands National Park to Wallunknown
- Take the bus from Wall to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings, MT to Cody, WYbus
- Walk from Cody, WY to Park Point Southunknown
- Take the ferry from Park Point South to Bridge Bay Marinaferry
- Drive from Bridge Bay Marina to West Yellowstonecar
15h 38mTravel, fly to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle
- Walk from Badlands National Park to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPunknown
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane RAP - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman, MT - Airport to West Yellowstone, MT
8h 32m
Rapid City (RAP) to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Badlands National Park and West Yellowstone is 441 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Badlands National Park to West Yellowstone, including transfers.
There are 122+ hotels available in West Yellowstone.
What companies run services between Badlands National Park, SD, USA and West Yellowstone, MT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Badlands National Park to West Yellowstone. However, you can travel to Rapid-City-Airport-RAP airport, fly to Yellowstone Airport (WYS), then take the taxi to West Yellowstone. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Badlands National Park to West Yellowstone via Wall, Billings, MT, Cody, WY, Park Point South, and Bridge Bay Marina in around 15h 38m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rapid City to Yellowstone Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Rapid City to Gallatin Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rapid City to Gallatin Field Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rapid City to Gallatin Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Wall to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $100–140
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Arrow
Bus from Billings, MT to Cody, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- Express Arrow
- Phone
- +1 (406) 556-3540
- Website
- karststage.com
Shuttle from Bozeman, MT - Airport to West Yellowstone, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $179
- Schedules at
- karststage.com
- Phone
- +1 406.600.8408
- [email protected]
- Website
- Old Faithful and Friends
Shuttle from Bozeman, MT - Airport to West Yellowstone, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Schedules at
- Old Faithful and Friends
- Phone
- +1 307-344-5217
- [email protected]
- Website
- Yellowstone Shuttle Boat Service
Ferry from Park Point South to Bridge Bay Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $282
- Website
- Yellowstone Shuttle Boat Service
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