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How to get fromBurlington to Mount Rushmoreby car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Burlington to Mount Rushmore by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly, taxi

    best
    1. Drive from Burlington to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar car
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane CID - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    6h 40m
    $243–920

  2. Drive 797.9 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Burlington to Mount Rushmorecar car 797.9 mi
    13h 16m
    $146–211

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Burlington to Galesburgtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Galesburg to Des Moinesbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus bus
    21h 24m
    $344–494

  4. Drive to Quad City International Airport, fly, taxi

    1. Drive from Burlington to Moline-Airport-MLIcar car
    2. Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane MLI - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 46m
    $178–544

  5. Taxi, bus to Peoria International Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Burlington to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Peoria Amtrak Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Peoria International Airport (PIA) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane PIA - RAP
    4. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    9h 42m
    $285–677

  6. Taxi, train, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Burlington to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain train
    4. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    26h 30m
    $486–782

  7. Taxi, bus via Minneapolis

    1. Take the taxi from Burlington to Galesburgtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Galesburg to Des Moinesbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Des Moines to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    26h 30m
    $369–534

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Rapid City (RAP) flights

Calendar61Weekly Planes
Duration5h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket$150Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 721.3 mi
  • Duration: 6h 40m

What companies run services between Burlington, IA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?

There is no direct connection from Burlington to Mount Rushmore. However, you can drive to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Galesburg, take the bus to Des Moines, take the bus to Omaha, NE, take the bus to Sioux Falls, take the bus to Rapid City, then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore.

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