There are 10 ways to get from Chattanooga to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, train, or car
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Fly Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane CHA - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 10m$581–1,245Drive to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Drive from Chattanooga to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)car
- Fly from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane HSV - TEX
8h 20m$238–1,075Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta 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
45h 14m$702–1,085Bus, train
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
- Take the train from Durango, CO to Silvertontrain
2d 9h$772–1,615Drive 1,457.2 mi
- Drive from Chattanooga to Telluridecar 1,457.2 mi
29h 48m$266–385Fly Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane CHA - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 21m$286–985Drive to Mcghee Tyson Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Drive from Chattanooga to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)car
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane TYS - TEX
8h 19m$257–1,174Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane ATL - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 30m$279–837Bus to Nashville, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Nashville Airportbus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane BNA - TEX
9h 21m$241–922Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Stationbus
- 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
2d 1h$646–1,246
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chattanooga to Telluride is to drive which costs $260 - $390 and takes 29h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chattanooga to Telluride is to drive and fly which takes 8h 19m and costs $250 - $1,200.
The distance between Chattanooga and Telluride is 1367 miles. The road distance is 1465.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chattanooga to Telluride without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 45h 14m and costs $700 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Chattanooga to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Chattanooga. It is currently 6:21 AM in Chattanooga and 4:21 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Chattanooga to Telluride is 1466 miles. It takes approximately 29h 48m to drive from Chattanooga to Telluride.
There are 595+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Chattanooga, TN, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chattanooga to Telluride. However, you can take the taxi to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) airport, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO), walk to Durango La Plata County Airport, take the shuttle to Purgatory Resort, take the shuttle to Silverton, then take the taxi to Telluride. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Groome Transportation Chattanooga, take the bus to Atlanta Airport, walk to Airport Station, take the subway to Garnett Station, walk to Atlanta 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 Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Nashville to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Nashville to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Nashville to Telluride Regional Airport via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Charlotte, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- Phone
- +1 877-872-4607
- info@durangotrain.com
- Website
- durangotrain.com
Train from Durango, CO to Silverton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- https://www.durangotrain.com
- Children 4-11
- $60–200
- Adult Fare
- $95–230
- Presidential Class
- $190–220
- First Class
- $170–190
- Deluxe Class
- $134
- Standard Class
- $97
- 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 (423) 954-1400
- chattoffice@groometrans.com
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Nashville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- 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/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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 Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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