There are 4 ways to get from Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, 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 from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum, taxi
best- Fly from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) to Rapid City (RAP)plane SUN - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
7h 19m$160–515Drive 725.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sun Valley to Mount Rushmorecar 725.2 mi
15h 37m$133–192Bus
- Take the bus from Sun Valley, ID to Twin Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Twin Falls, ID to Pocatello, ID - Red Lionbus
- Take the bus from Pocatello, ID - Red Lion 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
23h 18m$298–528Bus to Boise Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Sun Valley Lodge to Boise, ID - Airportbus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Rapid City (RAP)plane BOI - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
8h 58m$229–600
Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 15h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 19m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore. However, there are services departing from Sun Valley, ID and arriving at Rapid City via Twin Falls, ID, Pocatello, ID - Red Lion, Idaho Falls, ID, Butte and Billings. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 18m.
The distance between Sun Valley and Mount Rushmore is 613 miles. The road distance is 729.5 miles.
The best way to get from Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus which takes 23h 18m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Sun Valley, ID station.
Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Twin Falls station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore is 729 miles. It takes approximately 15h 37m to drive from Sun Valley to Mount Rushmore.
There are 310+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between Sun Valley, ID, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from Sun Valley, ID to Mount Rushmore via Twin Falls, ID, Pocatello, ID - Red Lion, Idaho Falls, ID, Butte, Billings, and Rapid City in around 23h 18m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Boise Airport to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Sun Valley, ID to Twin Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Twin Falls, ID to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Pocatello, ID - Red Lion to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Phone
- +1 208.342-1900
- [email protected]
- Website
- starlinecollection.com
Bus from Sun Valley Lodge to Boise, ID - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- starlinecollection.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
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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