There are 7 ways to get from Detroit to Yosemite Valley by plane, car, train, bus or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Bishop, drive • 11h 56m
Cheapest option
Train, bus • 2 days 16h
5 alternative options
Fly to Sacramento, train, bus • 14h 8m
Fly to Fresno, train, bus • 15h 16m
Fly to San Francisco, BART, train, bus • 15h 41m
Bus • 2 days 13h
Drive • 37h 44m
Detroit to Yosemite Valley by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Yosemite Valley is to fly and BART and train and bus which costs $130 - $550 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Yosemite Valley is to fly and drive which takes 11h 56m and costs $310 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Detroit to Yosemite Valley. However, there are services departing from Detroit, MI and arriving at Curry Village via Indianapolis Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Las Vegas Amtrak Bus Stop, Bakersfield Train Station and Merced Transpo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Detroit and Yosemite Valley is 2050 miles. The road distance is 2364.8 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Yosemite Valley without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Detroit to Yosemite Valley, including transfers.
Detroit to Yosemite Valley bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Detroit, MI station.
Detroit to Yosemite Valley bus services, operated by Yosemite Area Regional Transportation, arrive at Curry Village station.
Yosemite Valley is 3h behind Detroit. It is currently 11:32 PM in Detroit and 8:32 PM in Yosemite Valley.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Yosemite Valley is 2365 miles. It takes approximately 37h 44m to drive from Detroit to Yosemite Valley.
- Distance: 2049.9 miles
- Duration: 11h 56m
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Yosemite Valley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Detroit to Yosemite Valley via Indianapolis Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal, Las Vegas Amtrak Bus Stop, Bakersfield, Bakersfield Train Station, Merced Bus Stop, and Merced Transpo in around 2 days 13h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $600
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $600
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $600
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $600
Flights from Detroit to Fresno via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $550
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $900
Flights from Detroit to Fresno via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $800
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Bishop via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $950
Flights from Detroit to Bishop via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370 - $750
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $950
Flights from Detroit to Fresno via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $850
Flights from Detroit to Fresno via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $850
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Fresno via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $550
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4 - $85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $4 - $25
- Child Coach - short notice
- $16 - $27
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $14 - $50
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $16 - $50
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $20 - $35
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $30 - $100
- Business Seat - short notice
- $35 - $85
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $15 - $85
Train from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2 - $70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $2 - $19
- Child Coach - short notice
- $10 - $22
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $11 - $40
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $13 - $45
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $16 - $27
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $25 - $80
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $65
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $9 - $70
Train from Richmond to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $5 - $28
- Child Coach - short notice
- $18 - $28
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $15 - $50
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $17 - $55
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $22 - $35
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $30 - $110
- Business Seat - short notice
- $35 - $90
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $17 - $90
Train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11 - $120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $11 - $45
- Child Coach - short notice
- $27 - $40
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $23 - $75
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $25 - $75
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $30 - $70
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $45 - $150
- Business Seat - short notice
- $50 - $140
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $30 - $120
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $95 - $270
- Child Coach - short notice
- $130 - $250
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $130 - $410
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $130 - $400
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $190 - $550
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $250 - $800
- Business Seat - short notice
- $260 - $900
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $250 - $650
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10 - $13
- Website
- http://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 877-989-2787
- Website
- yarts.com
Bus from Merced Amtrak to Curry Village
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14 - $22
- Summer schedules at
- Yarts
Bus from Merced Transpo to Curry Village
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15 - $23
- Summer schedules at
- Yarts
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27 - $70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-544-2383
- Website
- hoosierride.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $110
- Book at
- https://ridewithmiller.com
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26 - $70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170 - $320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18 - $55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Las Vegas Amtrak Bus Stop to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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