There are 4 ways to get from Boston to Rapid City by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Boston Logan Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rapid City (RAP)plane BOS - RAP
7h 10m$147–587Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Rapid City (RAP)plane PVD - RAP
10h 23m$141–582Train, bus
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
44h 7m$384–1,279Drive 1,861 mi
- Drive from Boston to Rapid Citycar 1,861 mi
31h 46m$340–491
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Rapid City is to train and fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Rapid City is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $140 - $600.
The distance between Boston and Rapid City is 1628 miles. The road distance is 1871.9 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Rapid City without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 7m and costs $380 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Boston to Rapid City, including transfers.
Rapid City is 2h behind Boston. It is currently 7:19 PM in Boston and 5:19 PM in Rapid City.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Rapid City is 1872 miles. It takes approximately 31h 46m to drive from Boston to Rapid City.
There are 215+ hotels available in Rapid City.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Rapid City, SD, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rapid City (RAP) hourly.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $80–120
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