Plane
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
open from June to early
September.
Car
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.
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.
South Entrance - The entrance used by visitors coming
in from Jackson, WY and points south as well
as the Grand Teton
National Park area. Open to wheeled vehicles from the second 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.
East Entrance - The entrance used by
visitors coming in from Cody, WY. and points east. 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.
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.
Public Transportation
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. There is no public
transportation within the park.
Getting Around
Most
visitors use private vehicles to get around inside Yellowstone National
Park. There is no public
transportation available within the
park.
Xanterra Resorts provides 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
snowcoach tours from various locations.
Please call (307)
344-7311 for information or reservations.
During the summer season,
commercial businesses offer tours originating from many area towns and
cities. During the winter season, some businesses provide snowcoach
tours for most park roads or bus
transportation on the Mammoth
Hot Springs to Cooke City road.
For other
Destinations, go to www.askaresident.com