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How to get fromCarlsbad Caverns National Park to Mount Rushmoreby car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Mount Rushmore by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Hobbs Airport, fly, taxi

    best
    1. Drive from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Hobbs Airport (HOB)car car
    2. Fly from Hobbs Airport (HOB) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane HOB - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 27m
    $172–529

  2. Drive to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport, fly, taxi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport (ROW)car car
    2. Fly from Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport (ROW) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane ROW - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 13m
    $168–521

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Carlsbadtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Carlsbad to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Greeleybus bus
    4. Take the bus from Greeley, CO to Cheyenne, WYbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus bus
    38h 54m
    $503–689

  4. Drive 938.1 mi

    1. Drive from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Mount Rushmorecar car 938.1 mi
    19h 2m
    $172–248

  5. Fly from Carlsbad, taxi

    1. Fly from Carlsbad (CNM) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane CNM - RAP
    2. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 34m
    $204–577

  6. Taxi, bus via Kansas City

    1. Take the taxi from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Carlsbadtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Carlsbad to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from El Paso to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus bus
    4. Take the bus from Kansas City to Sioux Fallsbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus bus
    40h 36m
    $448–634

  7. Taxi, bus via Denver

    1. Take the taxi from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Carlsbadtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Carlsbad to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Harmony Transfer Centerbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Harmony Transfer Centre to Cheyennebus bus
    6. Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus bus
    7. Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus bus
    40h 55m
    $472–728

  8. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Carlsbadtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Carlsbad to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Lunas Rail Runner Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Kansas Citytrain train
    5. Take the bus from Kansas City to Sioux Fallsbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus bus
    45h 50m
    $647–1,138

Hobbs Airport (HOB) to Rapid City (RAP) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration5h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$81Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Mount Rushmore.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 908.2 mi
  • Duration: 7h 27m

What companies run services between Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?

There is no direct connection from Carlsbad Caverns National Park to Mount Rushmore. However, you can drive to Hobbs Airport (HOB) airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Carlsbad, take the bus to El Paso Bus Station, take the bus to Greeley, walk to 10th St @ 21st Ave - Eastbound, take the line 1 bus to Greeley Evans Regional Transportation Center, take the bus to Cheyenne, WY, take the bus to Billings, MT, take the bus to Rapid City, then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore.

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