There are 7 ways to get from The Villages to Mount Rushmore by shuttle, plane, taxi, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, 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.
Shuttle to Orlando, fly, taxi
best- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Rapid City (RAP)plane MCO - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
9h 45m$233–697Bus
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus 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 1h$474–803Bus, train
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus
2d 14h$870–1,703Drive 1,861.3 mi
- Drive from The Villages to Mount Rushmorecar 1,861.3 mi
31h 47m$340–491Shuttle to Tampa, fly, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Rapid City (RAP)plane TPA - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
10h 22m$267–813Bus to Gainesville Regional Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Ocala, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
- Fly from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Rapid City (RAP)plane GNV - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
11h 19m$278–740Bus to Jacksonville, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonvillebus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Rapid City (RAP)plane JAX - RAP
- Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi
13h 14m$270–811
Orlando (MCO) to Rapid City (RAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from The Villages to Mount Rushmore is to drive which costs $340 - $500 and takes 31h 47m.
The fastest way to get from The Villages to Mount Rushmore is to shuttle and fly and taxi which takes 9h 45m and costs $230 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from The Villages to Mount Rushmore. However, there are services departing from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop and arriving at Rapid City via Amtrak Station, Jacksonville, Atlanta Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station and Minneapolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between The Villages and Mount Rushmore is 1723 miles. The road distance is 1872.1 miles.
The best way to get from The Villages to Mount Rushmore without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $470 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from The Villages to Mount Rushmore, including transfers.
The Villages to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The Villages to Mount Rushmore bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Jacksonville station.
Yes, the driving distance between The Villages to Mount Rushmore is 1872 miles. It takes approximately 31h 47m to drive from The Villages to Mount Rushmore.
There are 289+ hotels available in Mount Rushmore.
What companies run services between The Villages, FL, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?
You can take a bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Mount Rushmore via Jacksonville, Amtrak Station, JRTC Bay H, Jacksonville, Atlanta Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Minneapolis, and Rapid City in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Orlando to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Orlando to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Orlando to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Tampa to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Tampa to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Rapid City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Jacksonville to Rapid City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Jacksonville to Rapid City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Orlando to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Tampa to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Tampa to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Gainesville Regional Airport to Rapid City via Atlanta, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Rapid City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Jacksonville to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Orlando to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Tampa to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Jacksonville to Rapid City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Orlando to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Tampa to Rapid City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Lake Sumter Depot to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–50
- call in
- $40–55
Shuttle from Lake Sumter Depot to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $50–65
- call in
- $55–70
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- 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
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $140–200
Bus from Minneapolis to Rapid City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $140–200
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Ocala, FL to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.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
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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