There are 7 ways to get from Colorado to Ouray by plane, taxi, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly to Telluride Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane DEN - TEX
- Take the taxi from Telluride-Regional-Airport-TEX to Ouraytaxi
4h 17m$456–806Drive 297.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Denver to Ouraycar 297.7 mi
5h 59m$55–79Bus, drive, shuttle
- 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 Ouray, CO
10h 6m$106–127Train, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Denver to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
12h 21m$156–257Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane DEN - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
5h 26m$104–354Fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane DEN - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
7h 19m$189–504Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from I-70/Kipling St., West Denver, CO to Steamboat Springs, COSteamboat
- Take a shuttle bus from Spring Creek, CO to Silverton, COSpring Creek
12h 53m$372–489
Denver (DEN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colorado to Ouray is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Colorado to Ouray is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 17m and costs $450 - $850.
The distance between Colorado and Ouray is 298 miles. The road distance is 299.4 miles.
The best way to get from Colorado to Ouray without a car is to shuttle which takes 12h 53m and costs $370 - $490.
It takes approximately 4h 17m to get from Colorado to Ouray, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Colorado to Ouray is 299 miles. It takes approximately 5h 59m to drive from Colorado to Ouray.
There are 703+ hotels available in Ouray.
What companies run services between Colorado, USA and Ouray, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Civic Center Station Gate 2 to Ouray, CO via Wheat Ridge-Ward Station Gate E, I-70/Kipling St., West Denver, CO, Steamboat Springs, CO, Spring Creek, CO, and Silverton, CO in around 12h 53m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Denver to Gunnison County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Denver to Telluride Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- 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
- Phone
- +1 970-626-5121
- rides@tellurides.com
- Website
- tellurides.com
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://tellurides.com
- Book at
- https://tellurides.com/reservation
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://tellurides.com
- Book at
- https://tellurides.com/reservation
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://tellurides.com
- Book at
- https://tellurides.com/reservation
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://tellurides.com
- Book at
- https://tellurides.com/reservation
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 800-822-4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from I-70/Kipling St., West Denver, CO to Steamboat Springs, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–100
- Website
- https://letsride.co
- Phone
- +1 970 387 5565
- tours@sanjuanbackcountry.com
- Website
- sanjuanbackcountry.com
Shuttle from Spring Creek, CO to Silverton, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $210–290
- Website
- https://www.sanjuanbackcountry.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.sanjuanbackcountry.com/train-and-other-shuttles/
- Adult
- $210–290
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