There are 8 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 20m$391–1,298Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
cheapest- 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 21m$301–1,138Bus, 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$549–1,094Drive 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$606–1,398Fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane BUF - TEX
7h 20m$343–1,673Train, bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Avon Stationbus
- Drive from Avon Station to Crested Buttecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Telluridecar
42h 9m$618–1,330Train, 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$914–1,729
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to drive which costs $330 - $490 and takes 31h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs $340 - $1,700.
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 $900 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Buffalo to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Buffalo. It is currently 11:21 AM in Buffalo and 9:21 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 338+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and two other airlines fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
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
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
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
- $290–650
- 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
- $140–320
- 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
- $370–850
- 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
- $30–65
- 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
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- 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
- $70–120
- 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
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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