There are 11 ways to get from Phoenix to Yakima by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Phoenix to Tri-Cities Airport, bus
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)PHX - PSC
- Take the bus from Tri-Cities Airport to Yakima Airport
6h 23m$115–490Fly Phoenix to Yakima Air Terminal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM)PHX - YKM
8h 12m$111–551Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Yakima
34h 52m$213–462Bus, train
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Yakima
46h 23m$238–552Drive 1,242.1 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Yakima1,242.1 mi
22h 17m$227–328Fly Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Tri-Cities Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)AZA - PSC
- Take the bus from Tri-Cities Airport to Yakima Airport
6h 45m$188–528Fly Phoenix to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)PHX - SEA
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Yakima
9h 1m$133–593Fly Phoenix to Paine Field County Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)PHX - PAE
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Yakima
10h 23m$132–595Fly Phoenix to Spokane International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)PHX - GEG
- Take the bus from Spokane Airport Bus Stop to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucks
- Take the bus from Ellensburg to Yakima
9h 50m$137–625Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Phoenix to Maricopa Amtrak
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Vancouver Station
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Pasco Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Yakima
47h 1m$355–1,134Bus, train via Ellensburg
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Los Angeles Downtown
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Take the bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucks
- Take the bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Center11
47h 41m$232–471
Phoenix to Yakima by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Yakima is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 22h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Yakima is to fly and bus which takes 6h 23m and costs $110 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Phoenix to Yakima. However, there are services departing from Phoenix, AZ and arriving at Yakima via Merced Bus Stop, Sacramento Bus Station and Seattle Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 52m.
The distance between Phoenix and Yakima is 1055 miles. The road distance is 1249.3 miles.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Yakima without a car is to bus which takes 34h 52m and costs $210 - $470.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Phoenix to Yakima, including transfers.
Phoenix to Yakima bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from Phoenix, AZ station.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Yakima is to bus which takes 34h 52m and costs $210 - $470. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $550 and takes 8h 12m.
Phoenix to Yakima bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Merced station.
Yakima is 1h behind Phoenix. It is currently 7:29 AM in Phoenix and 6:29 AM in Yakima.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Yakima, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Phoenix, AZ to Yakima via Merced, Merced Bus Stop, Sacramento Bus Station, and Seattle Bus Station in around 34h 52m. Alternatively, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and American Airlines fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Phoenix to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Phoenix to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Reno, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Phoenix to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Salt Lake City, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Phoenix to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Phoenix to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Boise, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Phoenix to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Phoenix to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Phoenix to Paine Field County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Phoenix to Paine Field County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Phoenix to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Phoenix to Spokane International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Phoenix to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Phoenix to Spokane International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Tri-Cities Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Phoenix to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Phoenix to Paine Field County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Phoenix to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Phoenix to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Phoenix to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Tri-Cities Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Phoenix to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Phoenix to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Phoenix to Spokane International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Tri-Cities Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Tri-Cities Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Phoenix to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Pasco Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-253-5247
- csr@airporter.com
- Website
- grapeline.us
Bus from Tri-Cities Airport to Yakima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Website
- https://grapeline.us
- Schedules at
- https://grapeline.us/travel-center/schedule2/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix, AZ to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $70–110
- Titanium
- $81–86
Bus from Phoenix to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–60
- Titanium
- $45–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Yakima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ellensburg to Yakima
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $7–85
Bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Yakima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane Airport Bus Stop to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucks
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults 12 and over
- $35–70
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucks
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults 12 and over
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 509-575-6175
- Website
- yakimatransit.org
Bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- yakimatransit.org
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Downtown Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-800-2417
- Website
- downtowntaxi0.godaddysites.com
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