Transportation
Yellowstone Park Transportation Featured Listings
These featured businesses are official Yellowstone Park permitees
The #1 Preferred Car Rental & Airline Agency for Yellowstone
Gateway Community Transportation Listings
The listings found below are offered in the Gateway Communities that surround Yellowstone National Park.
Big Sky Montana :: view all listings
Mountain recreation in Southwest Montana - Western Gateway.
The #1 Preferred Car Rental & Airline Agency for Big Sky
Karst Stage Transportation - Ski Area Bus or Van Shuttles
Thrifty Car Rentals Big Sky - Save Additional 5% Right Now
Bozeman Montana :: view all listings
Gardiner, MT, Livingston, MT and Bozeman, MT - Northern Gateway.
Yellowstone Jet Center - The #1 FBO around Yellowstone Park
Karst Stage Transportation - Van/Bus Shuttles or Group Charters
Carlson Travel Station - Travel Planning Experts for Yellowstone
Jackson Hole Wyoming :: view all listings
World class mountain destination - Southern Gateway.
Alltrans airport shuttle & regional transportation
West Yellowstone, Montana :: view all listings
Ennis, MT, Island Park, ID and West Yellowstone - Western Gateway.
Rental Cars, SUV's & Vans in West Yellowstone - Fly/Drive with Us
There is no public transportation service provided within Yellowstone
National Park. During the summer season, commercial businesses offer tours
originating from Bozeman & West Yellowstone-MT, and Jackson Hole & Cody-WY.
During the winter season, some businesses provide snow coach tours over most
park roads, or bus transportation on the Mammoth Hot Springs to Cooke City road.
Park Concessionaires provide bus tours within the park during the summer season.
The Lower Loop Tour departs from locations in the southern part of the Park
only. The Upper Loop Tour departs from Lake Hotel, Fishing Bridge RV Park, and
Canyon Lodge to tour the northern section of the park only. The Grand Loop Tour
departs from Gardiner, MT and Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel to tour the entire park
in one day. During the winter season, they provide several snow coach tours from
various locations.
Getting to Yellowstone
North Entrance - Near the gateway community of Gardiner, MT, the North Entrance
is the only park entrance open to wheeled vehicles all year. November through
April, the North Entrance provides the only access to Cooke City, MT. Beyond
Cooke City the road is closed to wheeled vehicles November through April. The
road from Mammoth to Norris is open to wheeled vehicles from the third Friday in
April through the first Sunday in November, and to tracked oversnow vehicles
from the third Wednesday in December to Monday of the first full week in March.
Services are available year around.
West Entrance - Adjacent to the town of West Yellowstone, MT, the West
Entrance is open to wheeled vehicles from the third Friday in April through the
first Sunday in November, and to tracked oversnow vehicles from the third
Wednesday in December to Monday of the second full week in March. Services are
available year around.
South & East Entrances - Open to wheeled vehicles from the first Friday
of May through the first Sunday in November, and to tracked oversnow vehicles
from the third Wednesday in December to Monday of the second full week in March.
Limited services are available near the South & East Entrances. See our Road
Construction Page for information about possible delays.
Northeast Entrance - Near the gateway community of Cooke City, MT, this
entrance is open year around for wheeled vehicle access to Cooke City through
Gardiner, MT and the North Entrance. Opening dates for roads east of Cooke City
vary from year to year, depending on the weather. The Beartooth Highway is open
from Friday of Memorial Weekend to 8:00 am on the day following Columbus Day.
Storms occasionally temporarily close the Beartooth Highway during this "open"
period. Services are available year around.
Airline and Bus Transportation
Commercial airlines serve the following airports near Yellowstone National Park
all year: Cody and Jackson, WY; Bozeman and Billings, MT, and Idaho Falls, ID.
The West Yellowstone, MT airport is serviced from June to early September.
Bus service from Bozeman, MT to West Yellowstone, MT via Highway 191 is
available all year. Bus service directly from Idaho to West Yellowstone is
limited to the summer months. Commercial transportation from Bozeman, MT to
Gardiner, MT is available during the winter and summer seasons. Commercial
transportation to the park from Cody and Jackson, WY is available during the
summer season. Contact local Chambers of Commerce for specific carriers and
schedules.
Train service is not available to Yellowstone National Park. The nearest train
depots are in southeast Idaho and northern Montana. Contact Amtrak for specific
schedules.
| Transportation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4X4 Stage | Mr. Ashley Branning | 1765 Alaska Road South | Belgrade MT 59714 | (406)388-6404 |
| 63 Ranch | Ms. Sandra Cahill | P.O. Box 979 | Livingston MT 59047 | (406)222-0570 |
| A Personal Guide Service | Mr. Larry Reiser | P.O. Box 1440 | Jackson WY 83001 | (307)733-6312 |
| Adventure Tours | Mr. Britt Lewis | 408 Cinnabar Basin Road | Gardiner, MT 59030 | (406)848-7151 |
| Alltrans | Messr Pearson and Bard | P.O. Box 411 | Jackson WY 83001 | (307)733-4325 |
| Back Country Sports | Mr. Jerry Funke | P.O. Box 773 | Ashton, ID 83420 | (208)652-3385 |
| Buffalo Bus Touring Company | Mr. Randy Roberson | P.O. Box 580 | West Yellowstone MT 59758 | (800)426-7669 |
| Callowishus Park Touring Company | Mr. Cal Glover | P.O. Box 2281 | Jackson WY 83001 | (307)733-9521 |
| Crossed Sabres Ranch | Mr. Fred Norris | North Fork Highway 829 | Wapiti WY 82450 | (307)587-3750 |
| Experience Montana | Mr. Allen Schallenberger | 53 Elser Lane | Sheridan MT 59749 | (406)842-5134 |
| Grand Targhee Resort | Mr. Larry Williamson | P.O. Box SKI | Alta WY 83422 | (307)353-2300 |
| Green Tortoise, Inc. | Mr. Gardner Kent | 494 Broadway | San Francisco CA 94133 | (415)956-7500 |
| Grub Steak Expeditions | Mr. Bob Richard | P.O. Box 1013 | Cody WY 82414 | (307)527-6316 |
| Lone Mountain Ranch Inc | Mr. Robert Schaap | P.O. Box 160069 | Big Sky, MT 59716 | (406)995-4644 |
| Mountain Sky Guest Ranch | Mr. Alan Brutger | Big Creek Road, Box 317 | Emigrant MT 59027 | (406)333-4911 |
| Northern Rockies Natural History | Mr. Ken Sinay | P.O. Box 42 | Bozeman MT 59771 | (406)586-1155 |
| Northwest Passage/Silver Eagle Shuttle | Mr. Mark Foos | 2319 Montana Avenue | Billings MT 59101 | (406)254-2900 |
| Off The Beaten Path | Mr. Bill Bryan | 27 East Main Street | Bozeman MT 59715 | (406)586-1311 |
| Powder River Transportation Services | Ms. Judy Hoggan | P.O. Box 2578 | Gillette WY 82717 | (307)682-0960 |
| Rimrock Ranch | Mr. Gary Fales | 2728 North Fork Route | Cody WY 82414 | (307)587-3970 |
| Rocky Mountain Ministries | Mr. Scott Austin | Star Route, Box 373 | Jackson WY 83001 | (307)733-4945 |
| Suntrek Tours | Mr. Dennis Olson | Sun Plaza, 77 West 3rd Street | Santa Rosa CA 95401 | (707)523-1800 |
| Teton Troutfitters | Mr. Scott Hocking | P.O. Box 536 | Wilson WY 83014 | (307)733-5362 |
| Tom Miner Lodge | Mr. John Keenan | P.O. Box 1060 | Emigrant MT 59027 | (406)848-7525 |
| Trek America | Mr. S.K. Towers | P.O. Box 1338 | Gardena CA 90249 | (310)719-9911 |
| Triangle C Guest Ranch | Mr. Cameron Garnick | P.O. Box 691 | Dubois WY 82513 | (307)455-2225 |
| Turpin Meadows Ranch | Mr. Dale Castagno | P.O. Box 10 | Moran WY 83013 | (307)543-2496 |
| Wild Trout Outfitters/Mountain Taxi | Mr. J.D. Bingman | P.O. Box 160003 | Big Sky MT 59716 | (406)995-4895 |
| Yellowstone Day Hikes | Mr. Kent Swanson | 604 Gibbon Avenue | West Yellowstone, MT 59758 | (406)646-7242 |
| Yellowstone Guidelines | Mrs. Margarita McLarty | 16634 Bridger Canyon | Bozeman MT 59715 | (800)314-4506 |
| Yellowstone Yearround Adventures | Mr Rick Keats |
P.O. Box 105 | Gardiner, MT 59030 | (406)223-2601 |




