There are 9 ways to get from Buffalo to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, 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.
Fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane BUF - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 17m$401–1,248Fly to Cortez, drive
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Cortez (CEZ)plane BUF - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
9h 12m$180–700Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- 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
40h 50m$575–1,091Drive 1,841.7 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Telluridecar 1,841.7 mi
31h 10m$337–486Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane BUF - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
10h 10m$616–1,398Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane BUF - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 5m$311–1,088Fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane BUF - TEX
9h 30m$313–1,373Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango Downtown to Purgatory Resort
- Take the taxi from Purgatory Resort to Telluridetaxi
47h 17m$969–1,727Train, taxi, bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Saddleback Villagetaxi
- Take the bus from Saddleback Village to Walmartbus
- Drive from Walmart to Crested Buttecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Telluridecar
2d 2h$988–1,819
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to fly and drive which costs $180 - $700 and takes 9h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to fly and drive which takes 9h 12m and costs $180 - $700.
The distance between Buffalo and Telluride is 1654 miles. The road distance is 1852.5 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Telluride without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 47h 17m and costs $950 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Buffalo to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Buffalo. It is currently 2:39 AM in Buffalo and 12:39 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Telluride is 1852 miles. It takes approximately 31h 10m to drive from Buffalo to Telluride.
There are 663+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Key Lime fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) twice a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- letsride.co
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 Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 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/
Shuttle from Durango Downtown to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- https://www.purgatory.ski
- Schedules at
- https://www.purgatory.ski/transportation-and-shuttle-services/
- Phone
- +1 (970) 285-7630
- Website
- ridepats.com
Bus from Saddleback Village to Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- ridepats.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $240–310
Sunshine Rides
- Phone
- +1-970-777-7777
- Website
- sunshinerides.com
K2 Taxi
- Phone
- +1-970-242-4652
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