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How to get fromDetroit Airport (DTW) to Mount Rushmoreby plane, taxi, train, bus, car, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), or bus (Flixbus)

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There are 6 ways to get from Detroit Airport (DTW) to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, train, bus, car, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), or bus (Flixbus)

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  1. Fly to Rapid City, taxi

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    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane DTW - RAP
    2. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    5h 31m
    $194–646

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain train
    3. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    28h 54m
    $414–725

  3. Drive 1,168.8 mi

    1. Drive from Detroit Airport (DTW) to Mount Rushmorecar car 1,168.8 mi
    19h 52m
    $214–309

  4. Fly to Chadron Municipal Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR)plane plane DTW - CDR
    2. Take the bus from Chadron NE Chadron Community Hospital to Rapid City SD Monument Health Hospitalbus bus
    9h 9m
    $246–764

  5. Bus via Chicago

    1. Take the bus from Dearborn to Chicago Union Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    29h 29m
    $352–532

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    31h 37m
    $307–467

Detroit (DTW) to Rapid City (RAP) flights

Calendar90Weekly Planes
Duration6h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket$119Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,031.6 mi
  • Duration: 5h 31m

What companies run services between Detroit Airport (DTW), USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?

You can take a bus from Metro Airport McNamara Terminal to Mount Rushmore via Dearborn, Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Minneapolis, and Rapid City in around 29h 29m.

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