How to get from Des Moines to Rapid City by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Des Moines and Rapid City is 816 kilometers (506 miles).
Driving distance from Des Moines to Rapid City is 1065 kilometers (660 miles)

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4 Ways from Des Moines (United States/New Mexico) to Rapid City (United States/South Dakota)

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Route instructions

1. Continue 23 m
2. Turn right onto Frances Avenue 64 m
3. Turn right onto Broadway Avenue, US 64, US 87 58.54 km
4. Turn right 174.11 km
5. Keep right 186.45 km
6. Keep right 352 m
7. Keep left 12.59 km
8. Keep right onto North Valley Highway, I 25 324.89 km
9. Keep right 442 m
10. Turn right onto US 18, US 20 67.00 km
11. Turn left onto South Cedar Street, US 18, US 20, US 85 75.08 km
12. Turn right onto US 18 71.73 km
13. Keep right onto US 18 Truck 3.36 km
14. Keep right 56 m
15. Turn slight right onto Jensen Highway, US 18, US 385 6.61 km
16. Turn left onto SD 79 79.06 km
17. Keep right onto East Saint Joseph Street 612 m
18. Turn slight right onto Saint Joseph Street 2.68 km
19. Turn right onto East Boulevard, I 90 Business 254 m
20. Turn left onto Omaha Street, SD 44 1.24 km
21. Turn right onto Mount Rushmore Road 291 m
22. Turn right 48 m
23. Turn left 11 m
24. Turn right 37 m
25. Turn left 62 m
26. Arrive at destination 0 m
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