There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to West Yellowstone by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Yellowstone Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Yellowstone Airport (WYS)plane SFO - WYS
6h 56m$94–380Train, bus
- Take the train from Richmond to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Rexburg, ID - AmericInnbus
- Take the bus from Rexburg, ID to West Yellowstone, MTbus
28h 36m$323–704Drive 935.3 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to West Yellowstonecar 935.3 mi
14h 57m$171–247Fly Oakland International Airport to Yellowstone Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Yellowstone Airport (WYS)plane OAK - WYS
6h 51m$105–446Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Yellowstone Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Yellowstone Airport (WYS)plane SJC - WYS
8h 5m$106–432Fly San Francisco International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gallatin Field Airport (BZN)plane SFO - BZN
- Take a shuttle bus from Bozeman, MT - Airport to West Yellowstone, MT
7h 1m$360–722
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to West Yellowstone is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 14h 57m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to West Yellowstone is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $100 - $450.
The distance between San Francisco and West Yellowstone is 783 miles. The road distance is 940.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to West Yellowstone without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 36m and costs $320 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from San Francisco to West Yellowstone, including transfers.
West Yellowstone is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 5:59 AM in San Francisco and 6:59 AM in West Yellowstone.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to West Yellowstone is 941 miles. It takes approximately 14h 57m to drive from San Francisco to West Yellowstone.
There are 125+ hotels available in West Yellowstone.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and West Yellowstone, MT, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yellowstone Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Yellowstone Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Yellowstone Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yellowstone Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Yellowstone Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Yellowstone Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gallatin Field Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Rexburg, ID - AmericInn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Rexburg, ID to West Yellowstone, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (406) 556-3540
- Website
- karststage.com
Shuttle from Bozeman, MT - Airport to West Yellowstone, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $179
- Schedules at
- karststage.com
- Phone
- +1 406.600.8408
- [email protected]
- Website
- oldfaithfulandfriends.com
Shuttle from Bozeman, MT - Airport to West Yellowstone, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Schedules at
- oldfaithfulandfriends.com
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