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Getting to Mammoth Mountain
Fly to Mammoth Yosemite or Bishop
About Getting to Mammoth Mountain
Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) is on Highway 395, about 15 minutes from town. Advanced Air's semi-private winter flights from Hawthorne and Carlsbad run four days a week from 25 November 2026 to 26 April 2027. United flies to Eastern Sierra Regional Airport in Bishop (BIH), 45 miles south, from San Francisco all year and from Denver in winter.
By air: Advanced Air flies from Hawthorne (HHR) near Los Angeles and Carlsbad (CLD) to Mammoth Yosemite. Flyers arriving at LAX can reserve a shuttle to Hawthorne. If weather closes MMH, flights divert to Bishop and a shuttle brings passengers up to Mammoth Lakes.
United flies San Francisco to Bishop year-round, daily from 17 December to 27 March, and Denver to Bishop daily in the same winter window, per Visit Mammoth. Schedules change, so check with the airlines.
From the airports: ESTA's Airport Flyer Express meets flights at both MMH and BIH for $10 a seat; book ahead.
From the airports: ESTA's Airport Flyer Express meets flights at both MMH and BIH for $10 a seat; book ahead. Enterprise rents cars at both airports and National at MMH; supply is limited, so reserve early. In town, the Mammoth Town Shuttle buses link the Village, the lodges and the Lakes Basin.
Why it's on our list
- MMH about 15 minutes from town
- Advanced Air, 25 Nov 2026 – 26 Apr 2027
- United to Bishop from SFO and Denver
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Getting to Mammoth Mountain before you go.