Sierra Nevada Shuttles
(transportation for trailheads)
Updated 10 July 2023, contact webmaster for additions or corrections.
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Informal Ride Sharing and Carpooling
AlternetRides.com - Mono County Ridesharing
Eastern Sierra Shuttles - see also Showers and
Rangers
- Eastern Sierra Transity Authority (ESTA), formerly known as the CREST bus [2023]
Inyo + Mono County long-distance bus service from Lancaster CA to Reno NV.
Call 800-922-1930 or 760-872-1901
See ESTransit.com for these and other routes:
- The 395 Service North runs Monday-Friday from Lone Pine, CA to Reno, NV then returns to Lone Pine.
- The 395 Service South runs Monday-Friday from Mammoth Lakes, CA to Lancaster, CA then returns to Mammoth Lakes.
- The Bishop Creek Shuttle has been cancelled as of 2023.
- Kurt Power (Lone Pine, Onion Valley) [2023]
Call/text 661-972-9476 or email LonePineKurt@aol.com
Kurt checks e-mail very regularly.
- Anne Bramhall (Bishop, South Lake, Mammoth Lakes, Mosquito Flat, North Lake, Pine Creek) [2023]
Call/text 760-614-0054 or email fabramhall@outlook.com
- Reds Meadow/Devils Postpile shuttle from/to Mammoth Lakes [2020]
See ESTransit.com, ESTA operates the shuttle.
For 2020, they intend to operate June 20 through September 9 (subject to conditions).
- Eastern Sierra Shuttle Service [2019]
Call Bob Ennis at 760-876-1915
Shuttles throughout the Eastern Sierra and airports, specializing in large groups.
- Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce Services [2019]
Call/text Kathleen at 208-863-6975, or visit LonePineChamber.com
Trailhead shuttles, long-term parking in town, guided tours, pack stations, etc.
- Sierra Shuttle Service (Mammoth Lakes) [2018]
Call 760-914-2746 or email SierraShuttleServices@outlook.com
See SierraShuttleService.com for rates and more details, can travel to any part of the state.
Licensed shuttle service throughout Inyo and Mono counties, including Mammoth/Yosemite airport.
All local hiking and mountain biking trails, including the White Mountains.
Expanded service area as of 2018, can now provide shuttles for all of Yosemite National Park.
- Mt. Williamson Motel and Base Camp (Independence) [2016]
Call 760-878-2121 or email MtWilliamsonMotel@gmail.com
See MtWilliamsonMotel.com for rates and more details.
Offers rides to/from the Onion Valley trailhead for hotel guests only.
- East Side Sierra Shuttle (Independence) [2014]
Call 760-878-8047
See EastSideSierraShuttle.com for sample rates and more details.
4WD short wheelbase access to difficult to reach trails, and experienced trail advice.
- Amtrak offers transportation from SF to Yosemite for just $37. [2013]
Bus links can apparently get you to the valley or over Tioga Pass to Mammoth.
Here's the link to all their California Stations.
- Mammoth Taxi llc, formerly Sierra Express Transportation (Mammoth) [2012]
Call 760-937-8294 for reservations, or see website.
See mammoth-taxi.com for rates and more details.
Mammoth Taxi operates as a town of Mammoth Lakes on-call Taxi service year-round,
and as Mammoth Yosemite Airport Shuttle service,
and specializes in hiker/backpacker trailhead service all over California and Nevada.
- Inyo-Mono Transit Dial-a-Ride (Bishop) [2012]
See ESTransit.com, ESTA operates the dial-a-ride program.
Their website lists the different phone numbers and information for the service in each community.
- VALLEY AND HIGH COUNTRY: Yosemite Hiker Shuttle / Yosemite Park Tours
See YosemiteParkTours.com
Call 209-372-1240 for a 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)
- EAST SIDE: Yosemite Area Rapid Transit (YARTS)
See yarts.com
Call 800-626-6684 or 800-MAMMOTH
Mammoth tourist center brokers tickets from Mammoth and Lee Vining
In Yosemite, purchase advance tickets at the Aramark 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.
- WEST SIDE: Yosemite Area Rapid Transit (YARTS)
See yarts.com
Call 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.
- Greyhound no longer has service to the eastern Sierra Nevada! [2002]
