Grand Canyon to Antelope Canyon: Drive Time, Route and Booking the Tour
About 143 miles from Grand Canyon Village to Antelope Canyon, about 2 hours 45 minutes without stops, east along the rim on Desert View Drive, out the East Entrance, and north on US-89 to Page. Antelope Canyon is on Navajo Nation land and a Navajo guide is mandatory, so the tour slot decides your day. Drive times are from the free OSRM router, read October 7, 2026.
The Route
Drive east from Grand Canyon Village on Desert View Drive, 23 miles along the rim with pullouts all the way, and leave the park by the East Entrance at Desert View. AZ-64 drops down to Cameron, where you turn north on US-89 past the Echo Cliffs to Page. Antelope Canyon is a few minutes east of town on AZ-98.
That's about 143 miles and 2 hours 45 minutes without stops. If you're coming from Desert View rather than the Village, it's about 115 miles and two hours to Page.
Stops Worth Making
- Desert View Watchtower, free, at the east end of the rim. The upper floors are open 8 AM to 6 PM.
- Grandview Point and Navajo Point on Desert View Drive. Lipan Point is closed for rebuilding from June 22 to December 23, 2026.
- Horseshoe Bend, just south of Page. The City of Page lot costs $10 a car, NPS passes don't count, and it's open sunrise to sunset. The walk to the rim is 1.5 miles round trip.
Antelope Canyon Is Navajo-Guided Only
Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon are both on Navajo Nation land, and the Navajo Nation makes a guide mandatory at every Antelope Canyon location. There's no self-guided entry. The $15 Navajo permit is normally included in the tour price. Lower Antelope is a narrow slot you walk through on steel stairs, and its tours don't allow bags. Upper Antelope is flat and known for the beams of light that reach the floor around midday in summer. Book weeks ahead for spring and fall.
Tours stop when storms threaten. Rain miles away can flood a slot canyon in minutes, and the Southwest monsoon runs from June 15 to September 30, so a cancelled tour in summer is the system working.
The Time Zone Trap
The Grand Canyon and Page are on Arizona time, which doesn't change for daylight saving. The Navajo Nation around Antelope Canyon does. Most tours run on Arizona time, but from March to early November a phone near the canyon can pick up Navajo time and show an hour later. Set your phone to Phoenix time for the day and read the time zone on your ticket.
Make It Part of a Loop
Page sits between the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and southern Utah, so it works best as a night on a longer trip. Our 7-day Arches, Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon road trip runs the drive the other way, from Page to the South Rim through Desert View. For the Utah side, see Arches to the Grand Canyon and Zion to Antelope Canyon.
Grand Canyon to Antelope Canyon: Drive Time, Route and Booking the Tour FAQs
About 143 miles from Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim to Antelope Canyon outside Page, and about 2 hours 45 minutes of driving without stops. From the East Entrance at Desert View it is about two hours to Page.
No. Antelope Canyon is on Navajo Nation land and a Navajo guide is mandatory at every Antelope Canyon location. The $15 Navajo permit is normally part of the tour price.
You can drive between them and take a tour the same day, if you leave the rim early and book an afternoon slot. Seeing both properly takes at least two days, and a night in Page lets you add Horseshoe Bend at the end of the day.
Mostly. The Grand Canyon and Page are both on Arizona time, and most Antelope Canyon tours run on Arizona time too. The surrounding Navajo Nation uses daylight saving time, so from March to early November phones near the canyon can jump an hour ahead. Check the time zone on your ticket.
The City of Page charges $10 a car to park, and NPS passes do not cover it. The lot is open from sunrise to sunset, and the walk to the rim is 1.5 miles round trip.
Yes. The worked day-by-day plan is Arches, Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon Road Trip: A 7-Day Loop from Las Vegas (7 Days), with the permits, the stays and the drive times already sorted. Tell us your dates and we will put it together for you and confirm what is genuinely open on those days. Asking is free: no card, no deposit, and nothing is held until you say yes.
