There are 5 ways to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), car, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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 Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Rapid City (RAP)plane FWA - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
5h 50m$202–569Drive 1,059.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmorecar 1,059.9 mi
18h 43m$194–280Bus
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
27h 49m$273–461Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
28h 55m$350–619Bus via Saint Cloud
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Cloudbus
- Take the bus from St. Cloud to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus
30h 52m$288–466
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $190 - $280 and takes 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 50m and costs $200 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore. However, there are services departing from Coldwater after Ernst and arriving at Rapid City via Fort Wayne, IN, Chicago Bus Station, Omaha and Sioux Falls. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 49m.
The distance between Fort Wayne and Mount Rushmore is 983 miles. The road distance is 1066.1 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus which takes 27h 49m and costs $270 - $470.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Fort Wayne, IN station.
Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Chicago station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore is 1066 miles. It takes approximately 18h 43m to drive from Fort Wayne to Mount Rushmore.
There are 310+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Fort Wayne, IN, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from Coldwater after Ernst to Mount Rushmore via Fort Wayne, IN, Chicago Bus Station, Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City in around 27h 49m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
Bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $65–100
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
Bus from St. Cloud to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–90
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Cloud
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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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