There are 7 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 Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane BUF - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
9h 39m$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 train from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- 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
41h 26m$462–998Drive 1,842.4 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Telluridecar 1,842.4 mi
31h 8m$337–486Fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
- 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
11h 12m$391–1,298Fly 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 54m$606–1,448Fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane BUF - TEX
12h 30m$333–1,573Train, 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$814–1,525
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to drive which costs $330 - $490 and takes 31h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 39m and costs $300 - $1,200.
The distance between Buffalo and Telluride is 1639 miles. The road distance is 1853.2 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 $800 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Buffalo to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Buffalo. It is currently 3:40 PM in Buffalo and 1:40 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Telluride is 1853 miles. It takes approximately 31h 8m to drive from Buffalo to Telluride.
There are 695+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Southwest 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 Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- 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
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
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 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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