There are 7 ways to get from Denver to Mount Whitney by plane, bus, unknown, train, 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 to Bishop Airport, bus, travel
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Bishop Airport (BIH)plane DEN - BIH
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Whitney Portal to Mount Whitneyunknown
7h 50mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Lone Pine CA to Mount Whitneyunknown
24h 50mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Denver to Renotrain
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Independence - Post Office, 101 S. Edwards Streetbus Lpx
- Walk from Independence - Post Office, 101 S. Edwards Street to Mount Whitneyunknown
34h 2mFly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane DEN - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Visalia Transit Stationbus
- Take the bus from Visalia Transit Center to Three Rivers Historical Museumbus
- Walk from Three Rivers Historical Museum to Mount Whitneyunknown
10h 15mFly to Meadows Field Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane DEN - BFL
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Whitney Portal to Mount Whitneyunknown
11h 51mFly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus, travel
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane DEN - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Whitney Portal to Mount Whitneyunknown
12h 43mBus, shuttle, travel
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Streetbus
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Independence - Post Office, 101 S. Edwards Streetbus Lpx
- Take a shuttle bus from Independence, CA to Whitney Portal
- Walk from Whitney Portal to Mount Whitneyunknown
29h 45m
Denver (DEN) to Bishop Airport (BIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Denver and Mount Whitney is 866 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Mount Whitney without a car is to bus and travel which takes 24h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Denver to Mount Whitney, including transfers.
Mount Whitney is 1h behind Denver. It is currently 12:43 AM in Denver and 11:43 PM in Mount Whitney.
There are 20+ hotels available in Mount Whitney.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Mount Whitney, Tulare County, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Denver to Mount Whitney. However, you can take the train to Denver Airport Station, walk to Denver (DEN) airport, fly to Bishop Airport (BIH), take the taxi to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street, take the bus to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street, walk to Lone Pine CA, take the shuttle to Whitney Portal, then travel to Mount Whitney. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Denver Union Station to Mount Whitney via Las Vegas Bus Terminal, South Strip Transit Terminal, Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway, and Lone Pine CA in around 24h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Denver to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Denver to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Denver to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Bishop Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Denver to Bishop Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Denver to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Denver to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Denver to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to Meadows Field Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Independence - Post Office, 101 S. Edwards Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Visalia Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202-208-6843
- Website
- nps.gov
Bus from Visalia Transit Center to Three Rivers Historical Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 760-878-8047
- paul@inyopro.com
- Website
- eastsidesierrashuttle.com
Shuttle from Independence, CA to Whitney Portal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- https://www.eastsidesierrashuttle.com/
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