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 36m$317–922Fly to Cortez, drive
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Cortez (CEZ)plane BUF - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
9h 48m$156–624Bus, 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 50mDrive 1,830.3 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Telluridecar 1,830.3 mi
31h 34m$334–483Fly 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 37m$522–1,022Fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane BUF - TEX
7h 56m$169–797Fly 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 46m$227–762Train, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Granby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Granby Amtrak Station to Spring Creek, COcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Spring Creek, CO to Silverton, CO
44h 41m$1,236–1,996Train, 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$1,392–2,254
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to fly and drive which costs $150 - $650 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs $160 - $800.
The distance between Buffalo and Telluride is 1655 miles. The road distance is 1841 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 $1,300 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Buffalo to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Buffalo. It is currently 12:27 AM in Buffalo and 10:27 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Telluride is 1841 miles. It takes approximately 31h 34m to drive from Buffalo to Telluride.
There are 720+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
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
- $130–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Baltimore, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Baltimore, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Granby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Bustang
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- dispatch@purgatory.ski
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
Shuttle from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
Shuttle from Durango Downtown to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
- Phone
- +1 970 387 5565
- tours@sanjuanbackcountry.com
- Website
- San Juan Backcountry
Shuttle from Spring Creek, CO to Silverton, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $210–290
- Website
- San Juan Backcountry
- Schedules at
- Silverton Colorado Shuttle Services
- Adult
- $210–290
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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