There are 3 ways to get from Great Falls to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, bus, or car
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Rapid City (RAP)plane GTF - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
6h 24m$166–521Drive 558.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Great Falls to Mount Rushmorecar 558.6 mi
10h 2m$102–148Bus
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MTbus
- Take the bus from Butte to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus
15h 40m$228–353
Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Falls to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Great Falls to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 24m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Great Falls to Mount Rushmore. However, there are services departing from Great Falls Transfer Center and arriving at Rapid City via Butte and Billings. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 40m.
The distance between Great Falls and Mount Rushmore is 500 miles. The road distance is 561.8 miles.
The best way to get from Great Falls to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus which takes 15h 40m and costs $220 - $360.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Great Falls to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Great Falls to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Great Falls Transfer Center station.
Great Falls to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Butte, MT station.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Falls to Mount Rushmore is 562 miles. It takes approximately 10h 2m to drive from Great Falls to Mount Rushmore.
There are 304+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Great Falls, MT, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Mount Rushmore via Butte, Billings, and Rapid City in around 15h 40m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Butte to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Billings to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $85–130
- 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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