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

Distance from Box Elder, SD to Sutherland, NE

Distance

311 mi

Time

6 hours 4 mins

Gas Cost

$29 - $56

There are 226.79 miles from Box Elder to Sutherland in southeast direction and 311 miles (500.51 kilometers) by car, following the SD 79 route.

Box Elder and Sutherland are 6 hours 4 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop .

This is the fastest route from Box Elder, SD to Sutherland, NE. The halfway point is Alliance, NE.

Please note the time difference between Box Elder, SD and Sutherland, NE is 1 hour. The current time in Box Elder is 12:36 pm and the current time in Sutherland is 1:36 pm.

Any questions or tips to share?

Share with fellow travellers any question or tips about the route from Box Elder, SD to Sutherland, NE:

Lowest Price Rental Cars in Box Elder, SD

Planning on renting a car to go from Box Elder, SD to Sutherland, NE? 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 12.49 gallons of gas to cover the route between Box Elder, SD and Sutherland, NE.

The estimated cost of gas to go from Box Elder to Sutherland is $40.76.

During the route, an average car will release 244.79 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 Sutherland, NE

If you want to meet halfway between Box Elder, SD and Sutherland, NE or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 42.075222 and -102.723854, or 42º 4' 30.7992" N, 102º 43' 25.8744" W. This location is 155.55 miles away from Box Elder, SD and Sutherland, NE and it would take approximately 3 hours 2 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Closest City or Town to Halfway Point

The closest town to the halfway point is Alliance, NE, situated 161 miles from Box Elder, SD and 165 miles from Sutherland, NE. It would take 3 hours 5 mins to go from Box Elder to Alliance and 3 hours 1 min to go from Sutherland to Alliance.