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How to get fromCarlsbad to Mount Rushmoreby car, plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), bus, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Carlsbad to Mount Rushmore by car, plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Hobbs Airport, fly, taxi

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    1. Drive from Carlsbad 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
    6h 53m
    $167–522

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Carlsbad to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Greeleybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Greeley, CO to Cheyenne, WYbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus bus
    38h 19m
    $450–622

  3. Drive 911.9 mi

    1. Drive from Carlsbad to Mount Rushmorecar car 911.9 mi
    18h 27m
    $167–241

  4. Taxi to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport, fly, taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Carlsbad to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport (ROW)taxi taxi
    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
    6h 38m
    $285–654

  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 15m
    $176–534

  6. Bus via Kansas City

    1. Take the bus from Carlsbad to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from El Paso to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kansas City to Sioux Fallsbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus bus
    40h 1m
    $395–567

  7. Bus via Denver

    1. Take the bus from Carlsbad to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Harmony Transfer Centerbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Harmony Transfer Centre to Cheyennebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus bus
    40h 20m
    $419–661

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Carlsbad to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Lunas Rail Runner Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Kansas Citytrain train
    4. Take the bus from Kansas City to Sioux Fallsbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus bus
    45h 15m
    $604–1,071

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

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration5h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$82Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 881.2 mi
  • Duration: 6h 53m

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

You can take a bus from Carlsbad to Mount Rushmore via El Paso Bus Station, Greeley, 10th St @ 21st Ave - Eastbound, Greeley, CO, Cheyenne, WY, Billings, and Rapid City in around 38h 19m.

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