Las Vegas
351 miles (562 km) via east entrance *
447 miles (715 km) via south entrance
Palm Springs
389 miles (626 km)
San Diego
403 miles (648 km)
Ontario
320 miles (515 km)
Los Angeles
288 miles (463 km)
Bakersfield
170 miles (273 km)
Fresno
60 miles (96 km)
Merced
70 miles (112 km)
Modesto
92 miles (147 km)
Sacramento
175 miles (281 km)
Reno
154 miles (247 km) *
San Luis Obispo
205 miles (330 km)
Monterey
226 miles (363 km)
Laguna Beach
342 miles (550 km)
Santa Barbara
306 miles (492 km)
San Francisco
182 miles (293 km)
Paso Robles
173 miles (278 km)
San Jose
174 miles (280 km)
Santa Cruz
196 miles (315 km)
Las Vegas: 351 miles (562 km) Palm Springs: 389 miles (626 km) San Diego: 403 miles (648 km) Ontario: 320 miles (515 km) Los Angeles: 288 miles (463 km) Bakersfield: 170 miles (273 km) Fresno: 60 miles (96 km) Merced: 70 miles (112 km) Modesto: 92 miles (147 km) Sacramento: 175 miles (281 km) Reno: 154 miles (247 km) San Luis Obispo: 205 miles (330 km) Monterey: 226 miles (363 km) Laguna Beach: 342 miles (550 km) Santa Barbara: 306 miles (492 km) San Francisco: 182 miles (293 km) Paso Robles: 173 miles (278 km) San Jose: 174 miles (280 km) Santa Cruz: 196 miles (315 km)
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Getting to Yosemite

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There aren't any airports in or train routes to Yosemite, and cruise ships pull too much draft to navigate up the Merced River, so your trip to Yosemite is almost certain to involve a car or bus at some point.

If you don't live in the American west, you may want to fly to California and then rent a car. In addition to the major cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, there are airports in several of the smaller Central Valley cities that lie closer to Yosemite.

The table below lists distances from a variety of airports to Yosemite; you're welcome to pick your favorite based on terminal decor, food court, or whatever else you prize most highly in an airport.

(If your eyes are too important to be bothered with scanning through tables, try dragging your mouse over the city names on the map instead; the little tooltips that pop up will tell you how far each city is from the nearest Yosemite entrance.)



Airport Location Via Entrance
Distance to Yosemite Entrance
Miles (KM)
Distance to Yosemite Valley
Miles (KM)
 
Bakersfield South (41) 170 (273) 200 (321) Directions
Boise Tioga Pass (120) * 576 (927) 633 (1,019) Directions
Burbank South (41) 271 (436) 301 (484) Directions
Denver South (41) 1,228 (1,976) 1,258 (2,025) Directions
Fresno South (41) 60 (96) 90 (144) Directions
Las Vegas South (41) 447 (715) 477 (763) Directions
Las Vegas Tioga Pass (120) * 351 (562) 408 (653)  
Los Angeles South (41) 288 (463) 318 (511) Directions
Merced El Portal (140) 70 (112) 78 (125) Directions
Modesto Big Oak Flat (120) 92 (147) 104 (166) Directions
Monterey El Portal (140) 226 (363) 256 (412) Directions
Ontario South (41) 320 ((515) 350 (563) Directions
Palm Springs South (41) 389 (626) 419 (674) Directions
Phoenix South (41) 657 (1,057) 687 (1,105) Directions
Portland Big Oak Flat (120) 754 (1,213) 766 (1,232) Directions
Reno Big Oak Flat (120) 294 (473) 306 (492) Directions
Reno Tioga Pass (120) * 154 (247) 211 (339) Directions
Sacramento Big Oak Flat (120) 175 (281) 187 (301) Directions
Salt Lake City Tioga Pass (120) * 571 (919) 628 (1,010) Directions
San Diego South (41) 403 (648) 433 (696) Directions
San Francisco Big Oak Flat (120) 182 (293) 194 (312) Directions
San Jose Big Oak Flat (120) 174 (280) 186 (299) Directions
San Luis Obispo South (41) 205 (330) 235 (378) Directions
Seattle Big Oak Flat (120) 903 (1,453) 915 (1,472) Directions

* Yosemite's eastern entrance, via Tioga Pass, is usually closed from November through May due to snow. See the Road Conditions page for the road's historical opening and closing dates.

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