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How to get fromMason City to Mount Rushmoreby car, plane, taxi, shuttle, or bus

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There are 9 ways to get from Mason City to Mount Rushmore by car, plane, taxi, shuttle, or bus

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  1. Drive to Rochester, fly, taxi

    best
    1. Drive from Mason City to Rochester-Airport-RSTcar car
    2. Fly from Rochester (RST) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane RST - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    6h 3m
    $155–487

  2. Drive  572.6 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Mason City to Mount Rushmorecar car 572.6 mi
    8h 59m
    $105–151

  3. Taxi, shuttle, bus via Sioux Falls

    1. Take the taxi from Mason City to Forest Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus bus
    18h 55m
    $541–759

  4. Fly from Mason City, taxi

    1. Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane MCW - RAP
    2. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    9h 41m
    $193–592

  5. Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly, taxi

    1. Drive from Mason City to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car car
    2. Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane FOD - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 26m
    $171–548

  6. Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly, taxi

    1. Drive from Mason City to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar car
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane CID - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 22m
    $171–532

  7. Taxi, shuttle to Des Moines, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Mason City to Forest Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane DSM - RAP
    4. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    8h 52m
    $453–920

  8. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Mason City to UNI Multimodal Transportation Centercar car
    2. Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus bus
    21h 20m
    $247–362

  9. Taxi, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Mason City to Forest Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Forest City to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State Universityshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Ames to Minneapolisbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    23h 8m
    $643–970

Rochester (RST) to Rapid City (RAP) flights

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Duration5h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$65Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 639.5 mi
  • Duration: 6h 3m

What companies run services between Mason City, IA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?

There is no direct connection from Mason City to Mount Rushmore. However, you can drive to Rochester-Airport-RST airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Forest City, take the shuttle to Des Moines International Airport, IA, take the taxi to Des Moines, take the bus to Omaha, NE, take the bus to Sioux Falls, take the bus to Rapid City, then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore.

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