There are 5 ways to get from Charlottesville to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Charlottesville, shuttle
best- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane CHO - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
9h 57m$248–799Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- 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
2d 2h$711–1,106Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Charlottesville 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
2d 8h$978–1,755Drive 1,855.1 mi
- Drive from Charlottesville to Telluridecar 1,855.1 mi
32h 28m$339–489Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Amtrak Station to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane RIC - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
12h 42m$269–899
Charlottesville (CHO) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Telluride is to drive which costs $330 - $490 and takes 32h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Telluride is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 57m and costs $240 - $800.
The distance between Charlottesville and Telluride is 1678 miles. The road distance is 1865.9 miles.
The best way to get from Charlottesville to Telluride without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 2 days 2h and costs $700 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Charlottesville to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Charlottesville. It is currently 7:35 AM in Charlottesville and 5:35 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottesville to Telluride is 1866 miles. It takes approximately 32h 28m to drive from Charlottesville to Telluride.
There are 646+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Charlottesville to Telluride. However, you can take the taxi to Charlottesville (CHO) airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), walk to Montrose Airport, then take the shuttle to Telluride. Alternatively, you can take the bus to W Main St at 8th St NW, walk to Charlottesville Union Station, take the bus to Nashville Bus Station, take the bus to St Louis Bus Station, take the bus to Albuquerque Bus Station, take the bus to Durango, walk to Durango Downtown, take the shuttle to Purgatory Resort, then take the taxi to Telluride.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Charlottesville to Montrose Regional Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Charlottesville to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Montrose Regional Airport via Charlotte, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- 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
- $360–800
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- dispatch@purgatory.ski
- Website
- purgatory.ski
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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Charlottesville Amtrak Station to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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