There are 4 ways to get from Great Salt Lake to Mount Rushmore by unknown, bus, plane, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, bus, fly, taxi
best- Walk from Great Salt Lake to Laytonunknown
- Take the bus from Layton to Salt Lake City Airportbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SLC - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
6h 48mTravel, bus
- Walk from Great Salt Lake to Ogden, UTunknown
- Take the bus from Ogden, UT to Idaho Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Butte, MTbus
- Take the bus from Butte to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus
21h 8mTravel, train, bus via Denver
- Walk from Great Salt Lake to Roy Stationunknown
- Take the train from Roy Station to Salt Lake Central Stationtrain 750
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rapid Citybus
32h 8mTravel, train, bus
- Walk from Great Salt Lake to Roy Stationunknown
- Take the train from Roy Station to Salt Lake Central Stationtrain 750
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rapid Citybus
22h 46m
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Great Salt Lake and Mount Rushmore is 603 miles.
The best way to get from Great Salt Lake to Mount Rushmore without a car is to travel and bus which takes 21h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Great Salt Lake to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
There are 310+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Great Salt Lake, UT, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
There is no direct connection from Great Salt Lake to Mount Rushmore. However, you can travel to Layton, take the bus to Salt Lake City Airport, walk to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Great Salt Lake to Mount Rushmore via Ogden, UT, Idaho Falls, ID, Butte, Billings, and Rapid City in around 21h 8m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- [email protected]
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Roy Station to Salt Lake Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–6
Train from Roy Station to Salt Lake Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Layton to Salt Lake City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Ogden, UT to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Butte, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- 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
Bus from Buffalo to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–80
Bus from Buffalo to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–80
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Denver to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Cheyenne to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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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