There are 6 ways to get from Austin to Crested Butte by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Gunnison County Airport, bus
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane AUS - GUC
- Take the bus from Spencer & Hwy 135 to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commercebus
7h 5m$102–486Fly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane AUS - ASE
- Drive from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Crested Buttecar
7h 15m$100–483Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Fort Worthbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Parkbus Brt / ...
- Drive from Rubey Park to Crested Buttecar
32h 19m$269–500Drive 954.2 mi
- Drive from Austin to Crested Buttecar 954.2 mi
16h 45m$175–252Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane AUS - MTJ
- Drive from Montrose-Airport-MTJ to Crested Buttecar
7h 53m$108–508Fly to Eagle County Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane AUS - EGE
- Drive from Eagle-Airport-EGE to Crested Buttecar
9h 5m$106–504
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Crested Butte is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Crested Butte is to fly and bus which takes 7h 5m and costs $100 - $490.
The distance between Austin and Crested Butte is 825 miles. The road distance is 959.8 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Austin to Crested Butte, including transfers.
Crested Butte is 1h behind Austin. It is currently 12:41 PM in Austin and 11:41 AM in Crested Butte.
Yes, the driving distance between Austin to Crested Butte is 960 miles. It takes approximately 16h 45m to drive from Austin to Crested Butte.
There are 166+ hotels available in Crested Butte.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Crested Butte, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Austin to Crested Butte. However, you can take the line 20 bus to ABIA Lower Level, walk to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) airport, fly to Gunnison County Airport (GUC), take the taxi to Spencer & Hwy 135, then take the bus to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commerce. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Crested Butte via Fort Worth, Ft Worth Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Union Station Gate B19, West Glenwood Park & Ride, and Rubey Park in around 32h 19m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Phone
- 970-641-4111
- Website
- gunnisonvalleyrta.com
Bus from Spencer & Hwy 135 to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commerce
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com/
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
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