There are 4 ways to get from Mount St. Helens to Mount Rushmore by unknown, plane, taxi, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, fly, taxi
best- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Portland-Airport-PDXunknown
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rapid City (RAP)plane PDX - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
6h 52mTravel, train, bus
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Kelso-Longviewunknown
- Take the train from Kelso-Longview to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus
28h 49mTravel, bus
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Morton E - Transit Station 200 Westlake Aveunknown
- Take the bus from Morton E - Transit Station 200 Westlake Ave to Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St.bus
- Take the bus from Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St. to Olympia Transit Center - 280 Washington St NEbus
- Take the bus from Olympia to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus
30h 52mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Glenoma Groceryunknown
- Take the bus from Glenoma Grocery to Centralia Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Seattletrain
- Take the bus from Seattle to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus
32h 40m
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Mount St. Helens and Mount Rushmore is 1045 miles.
The best way to get from Mount St. Helens to Mount Rushmore without a car is to travel and train and bus which takes 28h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Mount St. Helens to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
There are 304+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Mount St. Helens, WA, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mount St. Helens to Mount Rushmore. However, you can travel to Portland-Airport-PDX airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mount St. Helens to Mount Rushmore via Kelso-Longview, Vancouver Station, Spokane, Spokane Station, Billings, and Rapid City in around 28h 49m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kelso-Longview to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
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 Olympia to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $80–120
Bus from Spokane Station to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
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 Seattle to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Spokane Station to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
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
- Phone
- +1 360-330-2072
- [email protected]
- Website
- twintransit.org
Bus from Morton E - Transit Station 200 Westlake Ave to Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St.
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- twintransit.org
Bus from Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St. to Olympia Transit Center - 280 Washington St NE
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- twintransit.org
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- highwayshopper.com
Bus from Glenoma Grocery to Centralia Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- highwayshopper.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $110–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Seattle to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Seattle to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.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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