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Here’s How to Travel to Yosemite National Park by Bus and Train

May 29, 2025

Ditch your car and take transit to the trails of the Sierra Nevada An article written by award winning writer Carmen Kohlruss on her experience with YARTS.
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YARTS 2025 summer service is here!

May 28, 2025

MERCED – Tickets are now available to purchase for summer service to Yosemite National Park on the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS). This year, the YARTS summer schedules from…
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yellow Meadow with boardwalk in Yosemite National Park Valley with Yosemite Falls on a cloudy autumn morning. Low clouds lay in the valley. California, USA.

YARTS Offers Free Rides To College Students

November 08, 2024

MERCED – Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) is now offering free roundtrip passes to college and university students who are traveling from Merced and Mariposa to Yosemite National Park.…
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Yosemite National Park in winter California USA

YARTS Winter Service To Yosemite Begins In October

September 20, 2024

MERCED – Beginning October 1st, Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) will transition to its winter schedule for bus service running from Merced and Mariposa to Yosemite National Park. While…
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A YARTS bus passing Tenaya lake in Tuolumne Meadows.

YARTS Unveils New Buses Ahead Of Fresno Service Launch

May 31, 2024

FRESNO, CA – The Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) unveiled four new, clean diesel, over-the-road coaches today at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The buses, which were procured through…
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Elk with royal stags poses in a meadow in Yosemite National Park

YARTS To Launch Fresno Service In June

May 10, 2024

FRESNO – Starting June 1st, the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) will operate service from the city of Fresno to Yosemite National Park for the duration of the 2024…
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Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park, California

Free Passes to Yosemite Offered To Merced and Mariposa County Residents In Honor Of National Park Week

April 03, 2024

MERCED – Residents living in Merced and Mariposa Counties are now eligible to receive free passes to visit Yosemite National Park on YARTS. The Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS)…
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Yosemite in the summer Lush and green

Summer Reservations Now Available On YARTS

March 22, 2024

MERCED – The YARTS 2024 summer service schedules to Yosemite National Park are now available to the public. Prospective passengers may make reservations on the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System…