There are 8 ways to get from Aurora to Boulder by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
best- Take the train from Aurora to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Denver (DEN)MDW - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
7h 27m$119–615Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Naperville Amtrak to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid AveFf1 / ...
25h 14m$106–275Train, bus
- Take the train from Naperville Amtrak Station to DenverCalifornia Zephyr
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent DrFf1 / ...
20h 30m$178–344Drive 963.5 mi
- Drive from Aurora to Boulder963.5 mi
15h 42m$176–254Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the train from Aurora to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Denver (DEN)ORD - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
7h 37m$279–715Train, train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the train from Aurora to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Denver (DEN)MKE - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
9h 25m$211–1,035Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport, bus
- Take the train from Aurora to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)ORD - COS
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airport
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
10h 50m$119–445Bus via Burlington
- Take the bus from Naperville, IL to Burlington, IA
- Take the bus from Burlington to Denver
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder StationFf1 / ...
25h 55m$183–389
Aurora to Boulder by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aurora to Boulder is to bus which costs $100 - $280 and takes 25h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Aurora to Boulder is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 27m and costs $110 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Aurora to Boulder station. However, there are services departing from Galena Blvd & Locust St and arriving at Downtown Boulder Station via Naperville, IL, Burlington, 18th St & Curtis St and Union Station Gate B17. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 55m.
The distance between Aurora and Boulder is 995 miles. The road distance is 969.1 miles.
The best way to get from Aurora to Boulder without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 30m and costs $170 - $350.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Aurora to Boulder, including transfers.
Aurora to Boulder bus services, operated by Burlington Trailways, depart from Naperville, IL station.
Aurora to Boulder bus services, operated by Burlington Trailways, arrive at Burlington, IA station.
Boulder is 1h behind Aurora. It is currently 3:23 PM in Aurora and 2:23 PM in Boulder.
Yes, the driving distance between Aurora to Boulder is 969 miles. It takes approximately 15h 42m to drive from Aurora to Boulder.
What companies run services between Aurora, IL, USA and Boulder, CO, USA?
You can take a train from Aurora to Broadway & Euclid Ave via Naperville, Naperville Amtrak, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B17 in around 25h 14m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver via Cedar Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Aurora to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Naperville Amtrak to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $22–35
- Flexible Fares
- $29–45
Bus from Naperville, IL to Burlington, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–104
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $45–70
- Flexible Fares
- $65–95
- Saver Fare
- $76
- Flex Fare
- $104
Bus from Burlington to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $130–190
- Flexible Fares
- $180–270
- Saver Fare
- $185
- Flex Fare
- $254
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 719-687-3456
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
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