Shuttle from Visalia

Sightsee while you ride, park once and forget moving your car again and again, and reduce air pollution! Three routes run May 26 through September 25, 2011. The Sequoia Shuttle runs from the City of Visalia, through Three Rivers, and up to the Giant Forest Museum, where you can transfer to park shuttle. A round-trip ride costs $15, and covers the park entrance fee. For details and reservations online see www.sequoiashuttle.com, the City of Visalia's website, or call 1-877-BUS-HIKE.

Airplane

The closest commercial airports are in Fresno & Visalia. Fresno Air Terminal (or "Fresno Yosemite International") is 1¼ hours from the Kings Canyon National Park entrance on Hwy 180 and 1¾ hours from the Sequoia National Park entrance on Hwy 198.

Visalia Airport is 1 hour from the Sequoia National Park entrance on Hwy 198 and 1½ hours from Kings Canyon National Park entrance on Hwy 180.

Train

Amtrak serves Visalia twice daily via motor coach. These buses connect trains stopping in Hanford with the same Transit Center in Visalia served by the Sequoia Park Shuttle (see above). (Hanford is about 30 miles west of Visalia, 1¼ hours from the Sequoia National Park entrance on Hwy 198.)

There is also an Amtrak station in Fresno (1¾ hours from Kings Canyon National Park entrance on Hwy 180).