Minneapolis to Rapid City

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Departure-day prices · August 2026 Minneapolis → Rapid City

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Return-day prices · August 2026 Rapid City → Minneapolis

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Best time to visit Rapid City — climate

Jan: ~-0°C daytime, 6 rainy days -0° JanFeb: ~-2°C daytime, 8 rainy days -2° FebMar: ~11°C daytime, 9 rainy days 11° MarApr: ~15°C daytime, 10 rainy days 15° AprMay: ~19°C daytime, 11 rainy days 19° MayJun: ~26°C daytime, 10 rainy days 26° JunJul: ~29°C daytime, 11 rainy days 29° JulAug: ~28°C daytime, 7 rainy days 28° AugSep: ~26°C daytime, 4 rainy days 26° SepOct: ~18°C daytime, 8 rainy days 18° OctNov: ~11°C daytime, 3 rainy days 11° NovDec: ~8°C daytime, 6 rainy days Dec

Flights from Minneapolis to Rapid City start around €192 (typically 3 stops). Range seen recently: €192–192, based on 1 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Minneapolis → Rapid City; typically 3 stops (e.g. F9). · Based on 1 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Rapid City

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Sep 6 – Sep 12 American Airlines · 2 stops · 6h 57m €317 Book

Weather in Rapid City

Thu 🌧️ 25° 18° 💧58%
Fri ☀️ 38° 19° 💧5%
Sat ☁️ 43° 25° 💧9%
Sun 🌦️ 42° 27° 💧9%
Mon 🌦️ 41° 24° 💧31%
Tue 🌦️ 38° 23° 💧24%
Wed 🌦️ 42° 21° 💧32%

In Aug, Rapid City typically sees ~28°C daytime highs and 7 rainy days.

Where to stay in Rapid City

3★+ hotels from €133/night (27 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Comfort Inn & Suites Rapid City near Mt Rushmore hotel · Rapid City
from €133/night★ 3
Best Western Ramkota Hotel hotel · Rapid City
from €137/night★ 3
Travelodge by Wyndham Rapid City - Black Hills hotel · Rapid City
from €139/night★ 3

Good to know

Time difference-1h
Time in the air6h 57m

Things to do in Rapid City

Top-rated tours and tickets from €146 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Rapid City

Rapid City is the largest city in the Badlands and Black Hills region of South Dakota. It is a convenient base for travel on to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the Crazy Horse Memorial, the Badlands, and the Black Hills National Forest.

Read the full Rapid City guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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