Tomorrow at about 1pm I am going to be in Seattle with no ride home and no ride to my destination (Pine Ridge). One way or another I am getting there, even if it means buying another plane ticket. If I do not have to pay for half the rental car that means I have an extra $1300 for my travel budget.

So my question is, can anyone help me get to Pine Ridge in South Dakota from Seattle in 5 days, I am not an experienced traveler and don't have a drivers license.

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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    4 months ago

    A lot of things become a lot easier if you can get picked up from Rapid City or Hot Springs.

    A one-way trip by plane from Seattle to Rapid City on this short of timeframe is looking like upwards of $400.

    Amtrak can get you within 300 miles, to Williston ND, where there's a good amount of traffic going north/south to western SD.

    You may have to hitchhike after that. I've never done this but I know a handful of people who have, and that part of the country intuitively feels like the best place to have an adventure like that.

      • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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        4 months ago

        Good point.

        @Nakoichi@hexbear.net there are bus-only routes that will take you from Seattle to Rapid City, for maybe $150. Do make sure to pick the ones with plenty of space between the legs of the trip, as long-distance busses in this country are notoriously tardy.