Denver & Boulder to Yellowstone National Park by flight or road

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

• Flight, United / Southwest via Bozeman (BZN) or Jackson (JAC) + rental car: Basic-economy and low-cost fares usually charge for a checked bag ($35-45 each way); the budget fare includes one.
• Private car, Rental car via I-25, Casper and Cody, per vehicle: Two days with a night in Cody is the comfortable way.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Once you’re in Yellowstone National Park

• Best time: June – September
• Typical stay: 3 days
• November: Better avoided: From early November to late April Yellowstone's roads are closed to cars, except the north road from Gardiner past Mammoth to Cooke City; from mid-December to mid-March the interior is reached only on guided snowcoach or snowmobile tours, and most lodges and services are shut. Plan a visit for May to October, or book a winter snowcoach tour from West Yellowstone or Gardiner.

Related