Distance between cities › USA › South Dakota › Box Elder, SD › Distance from Box Elder to Rush Center Book Hotels

Distance from Box Elder, SD to Rush Center, KS

Distance

549 mi

Time

10 hours 22 mins

Gas Cost

$51 - $99

There are 436.12 miles from Box Elder to Rush Center in southeast direction and 549 miles (883.53 kilometers) by car, following the I-90 and US-14 route.

Box Elder and Rush Center are 10 hours 22 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop .

This is the fastest route from Box Elder, SD to Rush Center, KS.

Please note the time difference between Box Elder, SD and Rush Center, KS is 1 hour. The current time in Box Elder is 8:45 am and the current time in Rush Center is 9:45 am.

Any questions or tips to share?

Share with fellow travellers any question or tips about the route from Box Elder, SD to Rush Center, KS:

Lowest Price Rental Cars in Box Elder, SD

Planning on renting a car to go from Box Elder, SD to Rush Center, KS? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Box Elder, SD

Small

From $14

Intermediate

From $18

Full-size

From $24

SUVs

From $28

Vans

From $40

Compare rental car prices in Box Elder »

Gas Consumption and Emissions

A car with a fuel efficiency of MPG will need 22.04 gallons of gas to cover the route between Box Elder, SD and Rush Center, KS.

The estimated cost of gas to go from Box Elder to Rush Center is $71.89.

During the route, an average car will release 431.76 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 $3.26 per gallon of regular gas. Price last updated on March 12, 2026.
Read more about our CO₂ calculation.

Halfway Point Between Box Elder, SD and Rush Center, KS

If you want to meet halfway between Box Elder, SD and Rush Center, KS or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 42.088379 and -100.541033, or 42º 5' 18.1644" N, 100º 32' 27.7188" W. This location is 274.37 miles away from Box Elder, SD and Rush Center, KS and it would take approximately 5 hours 11 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Closest City or Town to Halfway Point

The closest town to the halfway point is Thedford, NE, situated 269 miles from Box Elder, SD and 284 miles from Rush Center, KS. It would take 4 hours 46 mins to go from Box Elder to Thedford and 5 hours 41 mins to go from Rush Center to Thedford.