Departure-day prices · October 2026 Minneapolis → Rapid City
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Best time to visit Rapid City — climate Jan: ~-0°C daytime, 6 rainy days
-0°
Jan Feb: ~-2°C daytime, 8 rainy days
-2°
Feb Mar: ~11°C daytime, 9 rainy days
11°
Mar Apr: ~15°C daytime, 10 rainy days
15°
Apr May: ~19°C daytime, 11 rainy days
19°
May Jun: ~26°C daytime, 10 rainy days
26°
Jun Jul: ~29°C daytime, 11 rainy days
29°
Jul Aug: ~28°C daytime, 7 rainy days
28°
Aug Sep: ~26°C daytime, 4 rainy days
26°
Sep Oct: ~18°C daytime, 8 rainy days
18°
Oct Nov: ~11°C daytime, 3 rainy days
11°
Nov Dec: ~8°C daytime, 6 rainy days
8°
Dec Flights from Minneapolis to Rapid City start around €303 (typically 2 stops). Range seen recently: €303–303, based on 1 fares found by travellers.
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10h 07m duration
€303–303 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Minneapolis → Rapid City; typically 2 stops (e.g. F9). · Based on 1 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Rapid City Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Sep 6 – Sep 12
American Airlines · 2 stops · 6h 57m
€317
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Jul 26 – Jul 31
American Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 20m
€509
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Jul 26 – Jul 30
American Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 20m
€803
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Weather in Rapid City
Sat
☁️
43°
23°
💧14%
Sun
☁️
40°
25°
💧2%
Mon
🌦️
40°
23°
💧55%
Tue
🌦️
38°
21°
💧38%
Wed
🌧️
37°
22°
💧39%
Thu
🌦️
35°
20°
💧39%
Fri
🌧️
37°
22°
💧25%
In Oct, Rapid City typically sees ~18°C daytime highs and 8 rainy days.
Where to stay in Rapid City 3★+ hotels from €96/night (29 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Travelodge by Wyndham Rapid City - Black Hills
hotel · Rapid City
from €96/night ★ 3
GrandStay Residential Suites Rapid City
hotel · Rapid City
from €116/night ★ 3
AmericInn by Wyndham Rapid City
hotel · Rapid City
from €118/night ★ 3
Good to know Time difference -1h
Time in the air 4h 20m
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).
Popular from Minneapolis Cheapest destinations travellers searched recently — refreshed daily.
Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-07-25. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.