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How to get fromBig Sky to Mount Rushmoreby shuttle, plane, taxi, car, or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from Big Sky to Mount Rushmore by shuttle, plane, taxi, car, or bus

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  1. Shuttle to Gallatin Field Airport, fly, taxi

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Big Sky to Bozeman Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane BZN - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 57m
    $340–635

  2. Drive  526.5 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Big Sky to Mount Rushmorecar car 526.5 mi
    8h 56m
    $97–139

  3. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Mountain Village Center to Dillon, MTcar car
    2. Take the bus from Dillon, MT to Butte, MTbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Butte to Billingsbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus bus
    18h 8m
    $241–385

  4. Drive to Bert Mooney Airport, fly, taxi

    1. Drive from Big Sky to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)car car
    2. Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane BTM - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 17m
    $176–556

  5. Drive to Helena Regional Airport, fly, taxi

    1. Drive from Big Sky to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)car car
    2. Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane HLN - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 48m
    $209–680

  6. Shuttle, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Big Sky to Bozeman Airportshuttle bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman Airport to Twin Bridgesshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Melrose, MT to Butte, MTbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Butte to Billingsbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus bus
    20h 51m
    $794–925

Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Rapid City (RAP) flights

Calendar49Weekly Planes
Duration6h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket$66Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 492 mi
  • Duration: 7h 57m

What companies run services between Big Sky, MT, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?

There is no direct connection from Big Sky to Mount Rushmore. However, you can take the shuttle to Bozeman Airport, walk to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Base to Mount Rushmore via Mountain Village Center, Dillon, MT, Butte, Billings, and Rapid City in around 18h 8m.

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