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Everything people ask before they plan the day around the geyser.

Old Faithful Tickets and Entry Fees 2026: What You PayThe geyser has no ticket. The park gate does.Read the guide →Old Faithful Tour from West Yellowstone 2026: Closest GateThe closest gateway town to the geyser.Read the guide →Old Faithful Tour from Jackson Hole 2026: Is It Worth It?Through the Tetons to the geyser, and back by night.Read the guide →Old Faithful Eruption Times 2026: How Long It LastsEvery 102 minutes, give or take, and how to plan around it.Read the guide →Old Faithful Tour or Drive Yourself? 2026 ComparisonA guide, a hike or an app, or your own car.Read the guide →Best Time to See Old Faithful 2026: Month by MonthMonth, hour and the dates the roads open.Read the guide →

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Popular Old Faithful tours

Booked through Viator, with a full refund up to 24 hours before on every tour here except the non-refundable Jackson wildlife day.

Full-Day Guided Yellowstone Day Tour Guided day ★ 4.911 hours796 reviewsFull refund 24 h before

Full-Day Guided Yellowstone Day Tour
Four pickup townsLunch includedPark entry extra

A naturalist-guided day with lunch, binoculars and a scope, picking up in Cody, West Yellowstone, Big Sky or inside the park at Fishing Bridge. The lowest-priced full-day guide on this page.

What's included
  • About 11 hours with a wilderness interpretive guide
  • Pickups in Cody, West Yellowstone and Big Sky, or inside the park at Fishing Bridge
  • Lunch, bottled water, binoculars and a professional spotting scope
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Not included: park entry fee, gratuity
From$269per person Reserve
Lower Loop Van Tour from West Yellowstone Top rated ★ 4.98 hours480 reviewsFull refund 24 h before

Lower Loop Van Tour from West Yellowstone
Small-group vanLunch includedPark entry extra

A small-group van leaves West Yellowstone at 7 am for Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic Spring and Yellowstone Lake, with lunch, snacks and a spotting scope. The shortest drive to the geyser of any day tour here.

What's included
  • About 8 hours with a professional guide in an air-conditioned van
  • Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic, Yellowstone Lake and the Lower Loop overlooks
  • Pickup from West Yellowstone hotels, 7:00 am start
  • Lunch, snacks, drinks, binoculars and a spotting scope
  • Not included: park entrance fee, gratuities
From$292per person Reserve
Old Faithful, Waterfalls and Wildlife Day Tour from Jackson Most reviewed ★ 5.013 hours1,717 reviewsNon-refundable

Old Faithful, Waterfalls and Wildlife Day Tour from Jackson
Hotel pickupPicnic lunchNon-refundable

A naturalist guide drives you from Jackson Hole through the Tetons to Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, hunting for bears and wolves on the way. A long day, with a lot of it on the road.

What's included
  • About 13 hours with a naturalist guide in an enclosed, air-conditioned vehicle
  • Old Faithful, the Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and wildlife stops
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Jackson Hole, Teton Village and Wilson
  • Picnic lunch, snacks, drinks and binoculars
  • Non-refundable. Not included: park fee (about $40 at the gate), gratuities
From$329per person Reserve

Plan your date before you go

The shortest drive to the geyser: a small-group van from West Yellowstone with lunch, rated 4.9.

Check dates for the lower loop van tour