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Sierra Nevada Shuttles
(transportation for trailheads)

Updated August 2010, compiled by Linda Emerson.
ADDITIONS, UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED!

Eastern Sierra Shuttles - see also Showers and Rangers

NOTE: Greyhound no longer has service to the eastern Sierra Nevada [2002]

1. High Sierra Shuttle aka High Sierra Transportation (Bishop) [2010]
   (760) 258-6060
   http://www.highsierrashuttle.com
   Luxury SUV Transportation, anywhere anytime.
   Trail head to trail head service and all airports.
   Fast, affordable, on-time service. Fully licenced and insured.
   Service throughout the entire Eastern Side and over to the West Side of the Sierra when requested.

2. Dave Sheldon (Lone Pine)
   (760) 876-8232
   

3. The Mount Whitney Shuttle Service (Lone Pine) [2010]
   (760) 876-1915, best to call in the evening
   http://www.mtwhitneyshuttle.com
   Connections to airports, car rentals, and bus lines (CREST and YARTS). Plenty of room for 7 passengers and 7 Backpacks.

4. Inyo + Mono Counties have a long-distance bus service from Lancaster CA up to Reno CA with a night's stopover in Bishop CA. It's formerly known as the CREST bus, but now goes by Eastern Sierra Tranist Authority (ESTA). It's headquartered in Bishop CA.
   - The Lancaster run meets up with the Los Angeles area Metrolink trains at the Lancaster train station. Metrolink has connections with Amtrak trains and airport connections downtown Los Angeles Union Station.
   - The Reno run connects to the Reno Airport. It also connects up with the YART busses (Tuolumne Meadows + Yosemite Valley) at Mammoth CA.
   [2009 - from jjo_brien]

5. Inyo-Mono Transit Dial-a-Ride (Bishop)
   760-872-1901 or 800-922-1930
   $55/hour. Need 2 weeks notice
   Charge is $30/hour for van driver's time, max 13 people. [1995]
   Intended to be first-come-first-served alternative to private services.
   (Trailheads include Whitney Portal, Onion Valley, Taboose Creek, North Lake.)

6. Sierra Express Transportation (Mammoth)
   (760) 937-8294

7. Mammoth Shuttle System
   (760) 934-6588

8. Mono County Ridesharing
   http://alternetrides.com/List_Sponsor_Dest.asp?Sponsor=5822393

9. Yosemite Hiker Shuttle / Yosemite Park Tours
   209-372-1240
   full-size bus: day tours for Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point, Tuolumne Meadows
   reservations available round trip or one-way from Yosemite Valley
   can catch bus from Tuolumne Lodge Store to the Valley (no reservations)

10. EAST SIDE: Yosemite Area Rapid Transit (YARTS)
    800-626-6684 or 800-MAMMOTH
    Mammoth tourist center brokers tickets from Mammoth and Lee Vining
    In Yosemite, purchase advance tickets at the DNC information kiosk or at Yosemite Lodge.
    Tickets can also be purchased directly from the bus driver.
    Bus goes from Mammoth to Yosemite Valley in the morning, back in evening, with stops at Tuolumne, White Wolf and Crane Flat.
    

11. WEST SIDE: Yosemite Area Rapid Transit (YARTS)
    877-989-2787
    Bus goes from Merced to Yosemite Valley and back four times per day.
    Options for getting to Merced include Amtrak and Greyhound.