Direct Flights from West Yellowstone to Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City · Utah
Nonstop service from WYS to SLC on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
86 cities have a nonstop to Salt Lake City, West Yellowstone among them.
How long to go to Salt Lake City for, from West Yellowstone
1h 5m in the air, 273 miles: short enough that a single night in Salt Lake City is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is the capital of, and largest city in, the U.S. state of Utah. It is a destination for outdoor recreation, with nearby mountains full of hiking trails and ski resorts made famous by the 2002 Winter Olympics. It is also well known as the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The city is set to host the Winter Olympics again in 2034.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Salt Lake City
- Deer Valley is a ski-only resort in the Wasatch Range, located 36 miles (58 km) east of Salt Lake City, in Park City, Utah, United States, where snowboarding is prohibited.
- Sundance Resort, also known as Sundance Mountain Resort, is a ski resort 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Provo, Utah. It includes more than 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range.
- Snowbasin Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Weber County, Utah, 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Salt Lake City, on the back (east) side of the Wasatch Range.
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States National Monument protecting the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and a cave system in the cliffs of American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Range, near Highland, Utah, i…
- The Cathedral of the Madeleine is a Catholic cathedral in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. It was completed in 1909 and is the cathedral, or mother church, of the Diocese of Salt Lake City.
- Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) is a ski resort in the western United States in Park City, Utah, located 32 miles (51 km) east of Salt Lake City.
- Antelope Island, with an area of 42 square miles (109 km2), is the largest of ten islands located within the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
- Utah's Hogle Zoo is a 42-acre (17 ha) Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) accredited facility.
- The Church History Museum, formerly the Museum of Church History and Art, is the premier museum operated by the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- The Great Salt Lake State Park is a state park on the south short of the Great Salt Lake in Magna, Utah, United States.
- The Holy Trinity Cathedral, also known as Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, is a Greek Orthodox cathedral in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
- Solitude Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in the Big Cottonwood Canyon of the Wasatch Mountains, thirty miles southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Salt Lake City weather, compared with West Yellowstone
16° warmer than West Yellowstone on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Salt Lake City 39°F · West Yellowstone 25°F · 14° warmer
- April
- Salt Lake City 62°F · West Yellowstone 42°F · 19° warmer
- July
- Salt Lake City 94°F · West Yellowstone 78°F · 16° warmer
- October
- Salt Lake City 65°F · West Yellowstone 50°F · 15° warmer
January bottoms out near 39°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Salt Lake City
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Salt Lake City is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Salt Lake City rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Deer Valley, Sundance Resort, and Snowbasin and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from West Yellowstone to Salt Lake City?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from West Yellowstone (WYS) to Salt Lake City (SLC) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from West Yellowstone to Salt Lake City?
- Delta flies nonstop between West Yellowstone (WYS) and Salt Lake City (SLC).
- How far is Salt Lake City from West Yellowstone?
- Salt Lake City is about 273 miles from West Yellowstone by air.
- What is there to do in Salt Lake City?
- Popular things to do include Deer Valley, Sundance Resort, Snowbasin, Timpanogos Cave National Monument, and more.
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