How far is rapid from Deadwood?

Q: How long should you spend in Deadwood SD?

Deadwood is a small town that doesnt take long to see, as most everything is on one main street, but to truly experience it youll need at least a few hours.

The driving distance from Rapid City, South Dakota to Deadwood, South Dakota is:

41 miles / 66 km

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Map of driving directions from Rapid City, SD to Deadwood, SD

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The total driving distance from Rapid City, SD to Deadwood, SD is 41 miles or 66 kilometers.

Your trip begins in Rapid City, South Dakota. It ends in Deadwood, South Dakota.

If you are planning a road trip, you might also want to calculate the total driving time from Rapid City, SD to Deadwood, SD so you can see when you'll arrive at your destination.

You can also calculate the cost of driving from Rapid City, SD to Deadwood, SD based on current local fuel prices and an estimate of your car's best gas mileage.

If you're meeting a friend, you might be interested in finding the city that is halfway between Rapid City, SD and Deadwood, SD.

Planning to fly a plane instead? You might be more interested in calculating the straight line distance to fly from Rapid City, SD to Deadwood, SD.

Driving distance calculator

Travelmath helps you find driving distances based on actual directions for your road trip. You can get the distance between cities, airports, states, countries, or zip codes to figure out the best route to travel to your destination. Combine this information with the fuel cost tool to find out how much it will cost you to drive the distance, or compare the results to the straight line distance to determine whether it's better to drive or fly. You can print out pages with a travel map.

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Rapid City, South Dakota and Deadwood, South Dakota. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 32 miles or 52 km

Flight time: 34 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 9 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.3x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/1th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination.

Rapid City to Deadwood road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Deadwood, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 day of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 1.5 hours on the road

Itinerary

Start in Rapid City.

To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:

There are 32.08 miles from Rapid City to Deadwood in northwest direction and 42 miles (67.59 kilometers) by car, following the I-90 and US-14 W and SD 79 N route.

Rapid City and Deadwood are 40 minutes far apart, if you drive non-stop .

This is the fastest route from Rapid City, SD to Deadwood, SD. The halfway point is Fort Meade, SD.

Rapid City, SD and Deadwood, SD are in the same time zone (MDT). Current time in both locations is 2:45 pm.

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Gas Consumption and Emissions

A car with a fuel efficiency of MPG will need 1.67 gallons of gas to cover the route between Rapid City, SD and Deadwood, SD.

The estimated cost of gas to go from Rapid City to Deadwood is $5.26.

During the route, an average car will release 32.76 pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 0.79 pounds of CO2 per mile.

Average USA gas price used for calculation is $3.15 per gallon of regular gas. Price last updated on December 13, 2022.
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Best Hotels In or Near Deadwood, SD

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Halfway Point Between Rapid City, SD and Deadwood, SD

If you want to meet halfway between Rapid City, SD and Deadwood, SD or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 44.331295 and -103.438454, or 44º 19' 52.662" N, 103º 26' 18.4344" W. This location is 20.82 miles away from Rapid City, SD and Deadwood, SD and it would take approximately 20 minutes to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Closest City or Town to Halfway Point

The closest town to the halfway point is Fort Meade, SD, situated 31 miles from Rapid City, SD and 15 miles from Deadwood, SD. It would take 30 minutes to go from Rapid City to Fort Meade and 19 minutes to go from Deadwood to Fort Meade.

Weather in Rapid City and Deadwood

Compare the weather today and the next four days in Rapid City, SD and Deadwood, SD:

Lowest Price Rental Cars in Rapid City, SD

Planning on renting a car to go from Rapid City, SD to Deadwood, SD? Here there are some offers to rent a car in or near Rapid City, SD:

Small

From $14

Intermediate

From $18

Full-size

From $24

SUVs

From $28

Vans

From $40

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Distance conversions

Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Rapid City, SD and Deadwood, SD in this table:

Distance type	Miles	Kilometers	Nautical miles
Straight line distance	32.08 mi	51.63 km	27.88 nautical mi
Driving distance	42 mi	67 km	36.18 nautical mi

Road Trip Tips

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Is there a shuttle from Rapid City to Deadwood?

Da Bus is now offering weekday and weekend service for Sturgis, Deadwood, Spearfish, Rapid City and the surrounding Black Hills area. Our fleet of 25 shuttles range anywhere between 15 passenger vans for that smaller party or more intimate occasion all the way up to 45 passenger party.

How long should you spend in Deadwood SD?

Deadwood is a small town that doesn't take long to see, as most everything is on one main street, but to truly experience it you'll need at least a few hours.

How far apart is Deadwood and Mount Rushmore?

Yes, the driving distance between Deadwood to Mount Rushmore is 48 miles. It takes approximately 1h 15m to drive from Deadwood to Mount Rushmore.

How much time do you need in Deadwood?

A few hours, or half a day, is enough to explore the main attractions of Deadwood and see its historic architecture. But it is worth staying here for at least one night to feel the atmosphere of the Gold Rush city in the evening or to take advantage of the local attractions.