There are 3 ways to get from Eureka to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Rapid City (RAP)plane ACV - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
9h 40m$207–698Bus, train
- Take the bus from Eureka Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
2d 16h$870–1,477Drive 1,482 mi
- Drive from Eureka to Mount Rushmorecar 1,482 mi
25h 50m$271–391
Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Eureka to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 25h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Eureka to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 40m and costs $200 - $700.
The distance between Eureka and Mount Rushmore is 1148 miles. The road distance is 1490.6 miles.
The best way to get from Eureka to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 16h and costs $850 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Eureka to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Eureka to Mount Rushmore is 1491 miles. It takes approximately 25h 50m to drive from Eureka to Mount Rushmore.
There are 251+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Eureka, CA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
There is no direct connection from Eureka to Mount Rushmore. However, you can take the bus to Arcata/Eureka Airport, walk to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Eureka Amtrak Bus Stop to Mount Rushmore via Martinez, Martinez, Denver, Denver, Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Rapid City via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Eureka Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $80–120
- 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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