There are 9 ways to get from Massachusetts to Rapid City by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 from Boston Logan Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rapid City (RAP)plane BOS - RAP
8h 43m$153–668Train, bus via Saint Paul
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus
44h 22m$920–1,408Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus
2d$386–610Drive 1,853.8 mi
- Drive from Boston to Rapid Citycar 1,853.8 mi
32h 13m$317–458Train to Bradley International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Springfield to Hartford Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Rapid City (RAP)plane BDL - RAP
9h 44m$157–689Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Rapid City (RAP)plane PVD - RAP
10h 58m$161–682Bus to Portland, fly
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, MEbus
- Fly from Portland (PWM) to Rapid City (RAP)plane PWM - RAP
11h 26m$196–767Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Springfield to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Rapid City (RAP)plane LGA - RAP
12h 11m$226–854Train, bus
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus
44h 36m$763–1,175
Massachusetts to Rapid City by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Massachusetts to Rapid City is to train and fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Massachusetts to Rapid City is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $150 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Massachusetts to Rapid City. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Rapid City via Newark Penn Station, Chicago Bus Station and Minneapolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Massachusetts and Rapid City is 1631 miles. The road distance is 1864.6 miles.
The best way to get from Massachusetts to Rapid City without a car is to train and bus via Saint Paul which takes 44h 22m and costs $900 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Massachusetts to Rapid City, including transfers.
Massachusetts to Rapid City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Massachusetts to Rapid City is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $650 and takes 2 days 0h.
Massachusetts to Rapid City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Rapid City is 2h behind Massachusetts. It is currently 1:11 PM in Massachusetts and 11:11 AM in Rapid City.
What companies run services between Massachusetts, USA and Rapid City, SD, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rapid City (RAP) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Boston to Rapid City via Newark Penn Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Minneapolis in around 2d.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rapid City via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Portland to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Portland to Rapid City via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rapid City via Traverse City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Portland to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rapid City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Portland to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to Hartford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from New Haven to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–21
- Peak
- $25–28
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $140–200
Bus from Minneapolis to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $140–200
Bus from Minneapolis to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $140–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $21–45
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