we went in the opposite direction near the end of June going through Death valley but stopped off at Mammoth for a night. It is a long journey for one day but can be done even stopping for a bite to eat .

One way isn't all that much faster than the other, about 7.5 hours +/-

Scenic, absolutley Tioga Pass!

Dear Frisco

Sorry forgot to tell you. We will reach yosemite via San francisco on 16th april and wil leave for Las Vegas on 18th april.

Pls suggest the best routes (with total time it will take and stops for lunch etc)

a) San Francisco to Yosemite

b) Yosemite to Las Vegas

The car that we will take has a GPS. Can I go to mapquest.com and get the routes ????

Many thnks in advance

Rgds-Manish

Hello,

We're thinking about doing the same trip in September, san fran->yosemite->vegas.

Did you ever find out how long it takes?

Thanks in advance!

In April Tioga Pass will not be an option (winter closure) Tioga Pass is open in September.

And if we take tioga pass, it's still almost 8 hours?

Thanks again.

To reiterate, in April - the Tioga Pass is not an option. You have to go back down to Fresno and on to Bakersfield. There's a cut off road from Bakersield to the I15 that shortens your trip a bit.

The date the road closes in fall depends on the first big snowfall.

It is sometimes still closed through May or even early June, as we found out in 2007.

And yes, it's still almost 8 hours over Tioga Pass.

First, the first part of Tioga Road has strict speed limits (almost all of it does, actually), usually 45 mph. Then, it's a bit curvy in places. The 395 is not a freeway - it is 60mph most of the way, but you have to slow down for each town (they do all have traffic cops whose only job is to nab speeders).

Once you get to I-15, though, everyone is going at least 75mph.

The plan's to go in September.

So hopefully the pass will be open then. Thanks much for your time!