Airports

Commercial Airports Near Yosemite

Listed by distance from Yosemite Valley

Note: When using public transit to travel between these airports and Yosemite, additional transportation may be required between the airport and the nearest Amtrak or Greyhound station.

Merced Airport (MCE)

• Driving time: 2 hours to Yosemite Valley
• Public transportation: All year to Yosemite Valley via YARTS

Fresno-Yosemite International (FAT)

• Driving time: 1.5 hours to Wawona (2.5 hours to Yosemite Valley)
• Public transportation: All year via Amtrak or Greyhound (through Merced); early May to early September via YARTS.

Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH)

• Driving time: 1 hour to Tuolumne Meadows (2.5 hours to Yosemite Valley) when Tioga Road is open (typically late May or June until November). When Tioga Road is closed, allow about seven hours to Yosemite Valley. (Check on the status of the Tioga Road.)
• Public transportation: July through September (conditions permitting) to Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite Valley via YARTS

Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)

• Driving time: 2.5 hours to Yosemite Valley
• Public transportation: All year via Amtrak or Greyhound.

Oakland International (OAK)

• Driving time: 3.5 hours to Yosemite Valley
• Public transportation: All year via Amtrak or Greyhound.

Sacramento International (SMF)

• Driving time: 3.5 hours to Yosemite Valley
• Public transportation: All year via Amtrak or Greyhound.

San José International (SJC)

• Driving time: four hours to Yosemite Valley
• Public transportation: All year via Amtrak or Greyhound.

San Francisco International (SFO)

• Driving time: four hours to Yosemite Valley
• Public transportation: All year via Amtrak or Greyhound.

Reno/Tahoe International (RNO)

• Driving time: 3 hours to Tuolumne Meadows (4.5 hours to Yosemite Valley) when Tioga Road is open (typically late May or June until November). When Tioga Road is closed, allow about 5.5 hours to Yosemite Valley (no access by car to Tuolumne Meadows). (Check on the status of the Tioga Road.)
• Public transportation: July through September (conditions permitting) via Eastern Sierra Transit (to Lee Vining) and YARTS (from Lee Vining to Yosemite); all year via Amtrak or Greyhound.