Hiking Grand Canyon from Rim to River: An Adventure to Phantom Ranch

Groome Transportation

Commercial Van/Shuttle

Phone: 9283508466

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

PROGRAM START: The Groome Shuttle is the FIRST of TWO shuttles required to get from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to Grand Canyon. On the program start date, the latest Groome Shuttle you can take from the Phoenix airport is the 10:30 AM departure, arriving at the Flagstaff Visitor Center/Amtrak by 1:40 PM. From here, you will connect with the 2:00-2:15 PM Road Scholar shuttle at the Flagstaff Visitor Center/Amtrak to then take you to Grand Canyon. If you fly into the Flagstaff airport, the Road Scholar shuttle will also pick up here at 1:45-2:00 PM for transport to Grand Canyon ($25 one-way). <br<br> PROGRAM CONCLUSION: The Road Scholar shuttle will return you to the Flagstaff Visitor Center/Amtrak station by 9:15 AM, followed by a stop at the Flagstaff Airport. In order to return to the Phoenix airport, we recommend that you book the 9:30 AM Groome Shuttle that departs from Flagstaff Visitor Center/Amtrak with arrival to the Phoenix airport at 12:40 PM. Book your flights accordingly.

Road Scholar Shuttle

Commercial Van/Shuttle

Phone: 9285232359

Cost: $25 each way.. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

PROGRAM START: The Road Scholar shuttle is the SECOND shuttle required to get from the Phoenix airport to Grand Canyon. On the program's start date, this shuttle will pick up at the Flagstaff airport at 1:45-2:00 PM, followed by the Flagstaff Visitor Center/Amtrak at 2:00-2:15 PM, departing for Grand Canyon at 2:15 PM ($25 one way). To reserve this shuttle, you MUST email roadscholaroperations@nau.edu (or call our office at 928-523-2359) with your name, program number, start date, contact cell number, email, and number of people in your party. We will send a confirmation email once we hear from you.<br> PROGRAM CONCLUSION: Immediately after your program ends, the Road Scholar shuttle will return to the Flagstaff Visitor Center/Amtrak by 9:15 AM in time to connect with the 9:30 AM Groome Shuttle to the Phoenix Airport (which arrives at the airport by 12:40 PM). Book your flights accordingly. The Road Scholar shuttle will then drop off at the Flagstaff airport ($25 one way).

Groome Transportation

Commercial Van/Shuttle

Phone: 9283508466

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

This shuttle option is for those who choose not to use the NAU Road Scholar shuttle to and/or from Grand Canyon on the first and last days of the program. Groome Transportation runs 3 daily shuttles between Flagstaff and Grand Canyon. Departures are from the Flagstaff Visitor Center/Amtrak and Maswik Lodge in Grand Canyon National Park. Contact Groome Transportation before booking flights to ensure best possible timing. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you transport to Grand Canyon from Flagstaff using Groome Transportation, you will arrive in the park and be dropped off at Maswik Lodge. Your program will be starting and staying at Yavapai Lodge, about 2 miles away. You will need to take the free park shuttle bus that stops in front of Maswik lodge and get off at the "Market Plaza" / Yavapai Lodge shuttle stop, then meet your group leaders inside Yavapai lodge at the specified registration time.

Free parking for the length of the program at the lodge.

Los Angeles

E on I-40 to Williams, AZ. In Williams, take the Grand Canyon exit, AZ 64 N from I-40. Continue N on AZ 64 for 58 miles to Grand Canyon. When entering the park make sure to grab the park map for detailed directions to your lodge.

Phoenix, AZ

N on I-17 until it ends, becoming Milton Rd in Flagstaff. Follow Milton Rd N for 1.5 miles, and turn left onto US 180 at the first traffic light after the railroad underpass. Stay on US 180 for 52 miles to the junction with AZ 64 in Valle, AZ. Turn right (N) and follow AZ 64 for 30 miles to Grand Canyon. When entering the park make sure to grab the park map for detailed directions to your lodge.

Albuquerque, NM

W on I-40 to exit 195 N in Flagstaff, AZ. Follow Milton Rd N for 1.5 miles, and turn left onto US 180 at the first traffic light after the railroad underpass. Stay on US 180 for 52 miles to the junction with AZ 64 in Valle, AZ. Turn right (N) and follow AZ 64 for 30 miles to Grand Canyon. When entering the park make sure to grab the park map for detailed directions to your lodge.