How To Get To Sedona
If you’re traveling by vehicle, consider taking State Route (SR) 179 which is designated as an All American Road by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), based on its natural, recreational and scenic qualities. The National Scenic Byways Program recognizes, preserves and enhances selected roads throughout the United States. Or, consider taking a flight to Sedona and land at one of the most picturesque airports in the country!
As a visitor, you are essential to making – and keeping – Sedona sustainable. Please do your part to assure that Sedona will remain unspoiled and welcoming for generations to come.
Before your arrival, we kindly ask you to please add your name to our Sedona Cares Pledge and commit to following the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace. Let’s all Respect Red Rock Country.
From Phoenix
Start: Phoenix, Arizona
End: Sedona, Arizona
Total Distance: 113.4 Miles
Estimated Total Time: 2 hours
Option A:
- Take I-17 North / Flagstaff 98.4 Miles
- At exit 298, Exit Ramp 0.2 Milles
- Turn LEFT (West) onto SR-179 [FR-618 Rd] 0.1 Miles
- Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-179 14.2 Miles
- Turn RIGHT (East) onto SR-89A [N HWY-89A] 0.2 Miles
Option B:
- Take I-17 North / Flagstaff
- At exit 287, Turn LEFT onto AZ-260 west toward 89A
- Turn right on AZ-89A and continue into Sedona, Arizona
From Las Vegas
Start: Las Vegas, Nevada
End: Sedona, Arizona
Total Distance: 278.0 Miles
Estimated Total Time: 5 hours
- Take I-515 [US-93] towards I-515 / US-93 20.3 Miles
- Road name changes to US-93 [US-95] 6.0 Miles
- Turn LEFT (North-West) onto US-93 78.8 Miles
- Entering Arizona
- Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-40 [US-93] 145.6 Miles
- At exit 195, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-17 [SR-89A] 2.6 Miles
- At exit 337, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-89A [Fairgrounds Rd] 0.2 Miles
- Turn LEFT (South) onto SR-89A [S HWY-89A] 22.8 Miles
- Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-89A [N HWY-89A] 1.7 Miles
From Los Angeles
Start: Los Angeles, California
End: Sedona, Arizona
Total Distance: 482 Miles
Estimated Total Time: 7 hours, 30 minutes
- Take Ramp onto US-101 [Santa Ana Fwy] 0.6 Miles
- Keep LEFT onto I-10 / San Bernardino Fwy / San Bernardino 368.0 Miles
- Entering Arizona
- Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-17 towards I-17 / Flagstaff 98.7 Miles
Option A:
- At exit 298, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 Miles
- Turn LEFT (West) onto SR-179 0.1 Miles
- Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-179 11.5 Miles
- Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-179 [HWY-179] 0.2 Miles
- Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-179 0.2 Miles
- Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-179 [HWY-179] 2.6 Miles
Option B:
- At exit 287, Turn LEFT onto AZ-260 west toward 89A
- Turn right on AZ-89A and continue into Sedona, Arizona
Around We Go! How to Drive a Roundabout
- Slow down and yield to traffic from the left.
- Wait for a gap in the traffic and proceed around traffic circle to your intended direction. Exit right from the traffic circle toward your intended direction. Do not stop in roundabout.
- Obey one-way signs. Stop in crosswalks for pedestrians and bicyclists.
- Note that left turns and U-turns are completed by traveling around the center island.
Arizona Map
Sedona Map