Elko
County Location/Market Access
Mileage
to/from Elko, NV
| Salt Lake City, UT | 225 miles |
| Boise, ID | 238 miles |
| Reno, NV | 289 miles |
| Sacramento, CA | 418 miles |
| Las Vegas, NV | 436 miles |
| San Francisco, CA | 504 miles |
| Helena, MT | 601 miles |
| Los Angeles, CA | 649 miles |
| Cheyenne, WY | 660 miles |
| Portland, OR | 663 miles |
| Phoenix, AZ | 725 miles |
| Seattle, WA | 735 miles |
| Denver, CO | 758 miles |
| Santa Fe, NM | 860 miles |
| Source: Free Trip |
Trucking
Interstate 80 Eastbound to Salt Lake City, Utah and Westbound to Twin Falls, Idaho. U.S. 93 Southbound through Wells to Las Vegas, Nevada, and northbound to Twin Falls, Idaho.
Interstate 80 follows an east-west route through the county, connecting Carlin, Elko, Wells and West Wendover with Salt Lake City to the east and Reno to the west. U.S. 93 extends north to south, cutting through Wells and Jackpot and connecting travelers with Twin Falls, Idaho, to the north and Ely and Las Vegas, Nevada, to the south. From Elko, travelers also may take State Route 225 north to Boise, Idaho.
Foreign
Trade Zones
Northern Nevada has nearly 7,500 acres of Foreign Trade Zones. A Foreign Trade Zone is designated by the United States Customs Department and allows foreign and domestic merchandise to be admitted for operations such as storage, exhibition, assembly, manufacture, and processing, without being subject to formal Customs entry procedures, the payment of Customs duties or the payment of federal excise taxes.
Currently, there are no foreign trade zones within Elko County. Contact us for information on how to be a part of a foreign trade zone.
Rail
Service
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad provide east-west service through northeastern Nevada. Both railroads roughly parallel Interstate 80. The railroads change direction west of Reno; Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad travels along the northern coast, while the Union Pacific runs into southern California.
AMTRAK operates out of Elko and Carlin for northeastern Nevada passengers.
Bus
Service
Greyhound Bus Lines offers bus service to northeastern Nevada. In addition, the Boise-Winnemucca Stage Line provides daily service between the two cities with stops in Elko.
Airport
Elko Regional Airport is one mile west of the city of Elko. It is a commercial and general aviation airport with charter and private service, a flight school and rental car services. Skywest Airlines offers nonstop flights in and out of Elko. The airline is a Delta connection and flyers may connect with Delta flights to more than 200 cities. For freight, two carriers offer air cargo service.
Wells Airport is located two miles northeast of Wells. It has one 5,500 ft. lighted, paved runway and a crosswind dirt strip. The airport offers 24-hour service, which includes fuel, courtesy car, maintenance, instruction and charter service.