How far is the closest hotel to the Grand Canyon?

Inside the park, the Grand Canyon Village lodges need no drive at all. Outside, the Tusayan hotels are about 2 miles from the South Entrance Station.

How long is the drive from Williams to the Grand Canyon?

About 1 hour 5 minutes to the South Entrance Station and about 1 hour 15 minutes to Grand Canyon Village, before any queueing.

Why do your drive times differ from a map app?

Map apps measure to a point you choose and adjust for live traffic. Ours are town-level, off-peak and measured to the South Entrance Station specifically, so they are comparable across properties rather than precise for one journey.

Grand Canyon Hotels by Drive Time: The Full Table

One table, every property, sorted by how far you actually have to drive. This is the reference page behind every distance claim on this site. If you only look at one thing before choosing where to stay, make it this.

Road distance to the South Entrance Station along the standard driving route, with typical off-peak drive times. Queueing at the entrance station is not included. Sortable columns.
Property	Where	Band	Road distance	Drive time	Score
Maswik Lodge	Inside the park	Inside the park	Inside the park	No drive	8.6
Kachina Lodge	Inside the park	Inside the park	Inside the park	No drive	8.1
Thunderbird Lodge	Inside the park	Inside the park	Inside the park	No drive	6.8
El Tovar Hotel	Inside the park	Inside the park	Inside the park	No drive	n/a
Bright Angel Lodge	Inside the park	Inside the park	Inside the park	No drive	n/a
Red Feather Lodge	Tusayan	Under 10 miles	About 2 miles	roughly 5 minutes	8.9
Holiday Inn Resort The Squire at Grand Canyon by IHG	Tusayan	Under 10 miles	About 2 miles	roughly 5 minutes	8.4
The Grand Hotel at the Grand Canyon	Tusayan	Under 10 miles	About 2 miles	roughly 5 minutes	8.3
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Grand Canyon by IHG	Tusayan	Under 10 miles	About 2 miles	roughly 5 minutes	8.3
Grand Canyon Plaza Hotel	Tusayan	Under 10 miles	About 2 miles	roughly 5 minutes	8.0
Under Canvas Grand Canyon	Valle	10 to 30 miles	About 23 miles	roughly 30 minutes	9.0
Wander Camp Grand Canyon	Valle	10 to 30 miles	About 23 miles	roughly 30 minutes	7.9
Clear Sky Resorts - Grand Canyon - Unique Sky Domes	Valle	10 to 30 miles	About 23 miles	roughly 30 minutes	7.8
Inn History Grand Canyon Cabin	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	9.5
Backland	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	9.5
Trapper's Rendezvous	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	9.4
El Rancho Motel	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	9.0
The Ellsworth Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	9.0
Hampton Inn By Hilton Williams	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.9
The Historic Grand Canyon Hotel	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.9
Granzella's Inn	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.8
WILLIAMS AZ HOSTEL	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.7
The Lodge on Route 66	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.5
La Quinta by Wyndham Williams-Grand Canyon Area	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.5
Grand Canyon Railway Hotel	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.4
Days Inn by Wyndham Williams	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.3
Grand Canyon RV Glamping	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.3
Traveler's Inn Williams, CA Modern Renovated Hotel	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.2
Rodeway Inn & Suites Williams Downtowner-Rte 66	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.1
Comfort Inn Near Grand Canyon	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.0
Canyon Country Inn	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	8.0
Highlander Motel	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	7.9
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Williams by IHG	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	7.9
Stage Stop Inn Williams	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	7.7
Motel 6 Williams AZ Downtown Grand Canyon	Williams	30 to 60 miles	About 53 miles	roughly 1 hour 5 minutes	7.6

How these figures were produced

Each figure is road distance along the standard driving route from the town to the Grand Canyon South Entrance Station on AZ-64, paired with a typical off-peak drive time. Distances are given at town level rather than per property, because the properties within each town are within a few minutes of each other.

We do not use straight-line distance anywhere on this site. A hotel that is 30 miles from the rim as the crow flies may be 60 by road, and you cannot drive in a straight line.

Two things these numbers exclude

The entrance station queue. In peak summer this can be the longest part of the journey from Tusayan, and it does not appear in any drive time. It builds through the morning, which is the main practical argument for arriving early or staying inside the park.

The final stretch to the village. The entrance station is about 7 miles and 15 minutes short of Grand Canyon Village, where most viewpoints and services are. If the village is your destination, add that to every outside-park figure.

Turning a drive time into a decision

Under 10 minutes. You can return to the room mid-day and go out again for late light. This flexibility is what Tusayan really sells.
About 30 minutes. One round trip a day is comfortable, two is tedious. Valle works for a stay built around the property itself.
About an hour. One round trip a day, planned properly. Sunrise means leaving in the dark. Williams works well on three nights and poorly on one.

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Grand Canyon Hotels by Real Drive Time

How these figures were produced

Two things these numbers exclude

Turning a drive time into a decision

The next decision

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