There are 9 ways to get from Boulder to Telluride by bus, plane, car, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
best- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane DEN - TEX
4h 8m$203–651Drive 339.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Boulder to Telluridecar 339.6 mi
7h$62–90Bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Broadway & 20th St to Union Stationbus Ff1 / ...
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitybus
- Drive from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
10h 17m$143–229Bus, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane DEN - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
5h 54m$141–486Bus, fly to Cortez, drive
- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Cortez (CEZ)plane DEN - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
6h$130–228Bus, fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane DEN - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
6h 58m$231–636Bus, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane DEN - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Take the taxi from Silverton to Telluridetaxi
6h 53m$441–756Bus, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane DEN - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
7h 32m$157–505Bus, drive, shuttle via Aspen
- Take the bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Union Stationbus Ff1 / ...
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Parkbus L / ...
- Drive from Rubey Park to Crested Buttecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
14h 26m$270–436
Denver (DEN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boulder to Telluride is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Boulder to Telluride is to bus and fly which takes 4h 8m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Boulder and Telluride is 267 miles. The road distance is 341.6 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Boulder to Telluride, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Boulder to Telluride is 342 miles. It takes approximately 7h to drive from Boulder to Telluride.
There are 265+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Boulder, CO, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Boulder to Telluride. However, you can take the bus to US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate D, walk to US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A, take the bus to Denver Airport Station Gate 6, walk to Denver (DEN) airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), walk to Telluride Regional Airport, then take the shuttle to Telluride. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Broadway & 20th St to Telluride via Union Station, Union Station Gate B19, Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility, and Montrose Airport in around 10h 17m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
Flights from Denver to Gunnison County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
Flights from Denver to Durango–La Plata County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Denver to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Denver to Telluride Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Denver to Cortez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Broadway & 20th St to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://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
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Shuttle from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Shuttle from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- dispatch@purgatory.ski
- Website
- purgatory.ski
Shuttle from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- https://www.purgatory.ski
- Schedules at
- https://www.purgatory.ski/transportation-and-shuttle-services/
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
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