There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Deadwood by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, 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 San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City, taxi
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SFO - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Deadwoodtaxi
7h 33m$220–572Fly San Francisco International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC)plane SFO - GCC
- Take the bus from Gillette to Spearfishbus
9h 21m$185–545Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Spearfishbus
44h 11m$435–691Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Spearfishbus
46h 21m$593–1,079Drive 1,360.7 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Deadwoodcar 1,360.7 mi
22h 33m$249–359Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Rapid City, taxi
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SJC - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Deadwoodtaxi
8h 19m$232–634Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Rapid City, taxi
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SMF - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Deadwoodtaxi
10h 34m$261–715
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Deadwood is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 22h 33m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Deadwood is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 33m and costs $220 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco station to Deadwood. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Bus Station and arriving at Spearfish via Sparks Transit Center, Cheyenne, WY and Billings. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 11m.
The distance between San Francisco and Deadwood is 1173 miles. The road distance is 1368.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Deadwood without a car is to bus which takes 44h 11m and costs $430 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from San Francisco to Deadwood, including transfers.
San Francisco to Deadwood bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco to Deadwood bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Deadwood is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 1:17 PM in San Francisco and 2:17 PM in Deadwood.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Deadwood is 1369 miles. It takes approximately 22h 33m to drive from San Francisco to Deadwood.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Deadwood, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Deadwood via Sparks Transit Center, Cheyenne, WY, Billings, and Spearfish in around 44h 11m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Sacramento International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Sacramento International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Reno, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Fresno, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gillette-Campbell County Airport via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Spearfish
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Spokane to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
Bus from Billings to Spearfish
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Gillette to Spearfish
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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
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
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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