There are 6 ways to get from El Paso to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Rapid City (RAP)plane ELP - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
7h 36m$222–737Drive 964.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from El Paso to Mount Rushmorecar 964.6 mi
19h 14m$176–255Bus
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Greeleybus
- Take the bus from Greeley, CO to Cheyenne, WYbus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus
33h 58m$430–568Bus via Denver
- Take the bus from El Paso, TX to Denverbus
- Take the bus from Denver to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus
35h$412–555Bus via Kansas City
- Take the bus from El Paso to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
35h 51m$379–516Bus via Casper
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver to Casperbus
- Take the bus from Casper Amtrak Station to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus
38h 57m$449–634
El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Paso to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 19h 14m.
The fastest way to get from El Paso to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 36m and costs $220 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from El Paso station to Mount Rushmore. However, there are services departing from El Paso Bus Station and arriving at Rapid City via Greeley, CO, Cheyenne, WY and Billings. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 58m.
The distance between El Paso and Mount Rushmore is 928 miles. The road distance is 970.2 miles.
The best way to get from El Paso to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus which takes 33h 58m and costs $430 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from El Paso to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
El Paso to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from El Paso Bus Station.
El Paso to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at Greeley station.
Yes, the driving distance between El Paso to Mount Rushmore is 970 miles. It takes approximately 19h 14m to drive from El Paso to Mount Rushmore.
There are 291+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between El Paso, TX, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from El Paso Bus Station to Mount Rushmore via Greeley, Greeley, CO, Cheyenne, WY, Billings, and Rapid City in around 33h 58m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Rapid City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Greeley
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from El Paso to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
City Cab
- Phone
- +1 605-863-1111
- Website
- rapidcitytaxicab.com
Rapid Taxi
- Phone
- +1 605-348-8080
- Website
- rapidtaxirc.com
Tim's Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 605-389-7023
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