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How to get fromTucson to Mount Rushmoreby plane, taxi, car, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)

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There are 6 ways to get from Tucson to Mount Rushmore by plane, taxi, car, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)

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  1. Fly from Tucson, taxi

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    1. Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane TUS - RAP
    2. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    6h 32m
    $175–645

  2. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Broadway/Houghton Park&Ride to Willcox TA Travel Centercar car
    2. Take the bus from Willcox TA Travel Center to Las Cruces, NMbus bus Cbx
    3. Take the bus from Las Cruces to Denverbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Denver to Cheyennebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Cheyenne to Billingsbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus bus
    41h 48m
    $464–636

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Tucson Downtown to Flagstaff Train Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Flagstaff to Kansas Citytrain train
    3. Take the bus from Kansas City to Sioux Fallsbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Rapid Citybus bus
    47h 16m
    $930–1,502

  4. Drive  1,183.3 mi

    1. Drive from Tucson to Mount Rushmorecar car 1,183.3 mi
    23h 14m
    $216–312

  5. Bus to Phoenix, fly, taxi

    1. Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane PHX - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    6h 25m
    $200–541

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tucson to Las Vegas Stripbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyennebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Cheyenne to Billingsbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Billings to Rapid Citybus bus
    2d 2h
    $493–714

Tucson (TUS) to Rapid City (RAP) flights

Calendar62Weekly Planes
Duration5h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$103Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 969.5 mi
  • Duration: 6h 32m

What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?

You can take a bus from Tucson to Mount Rushmore via Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Denver Union Station, Cheyenne, Billings, and Rapid City in around 2d 2h.

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