There are 11 ways to get from Denver to Guanajuato by plane, shuttle, bus 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.
Recommended option
Fly Denver to Leon/Guanajuato
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Fly from Denver (DEN) to Leon/Guanajuato (BJX)
Cheapest option
Fly Denver to Mexico City, bus
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Fly from Denver (DEN) to Mexico City (MEX)
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Take the bus from Mexico to Guanajuato
9 alternative options
Fly Denver to Aguascalientes, shuttle
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Fly from Denver (DEN) to Aguascalientes (AGU)
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Take a shuttle bus from Aguascalientes to Guanajuato
Fly Denver to Queretaro, shuttle, bus
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Fly from Denver (DEN) to Queretaro (QRO)
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Take a shuttle bus from Queretaro Airport to San Miguel de Allende
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Take the bus from San Miguel de Allende to Guanajuato
Bus to Colorado Springs, fly to Leon/Guanajuato
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Take the bus from Denver International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
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Fly from Colorado Springs (COS) to Leon/Guanajuato (BJX)
Fly Denver to San Luis Potosi, bus
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Fly from Denver (DEN) to San Luis Potosi (SLP)
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Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to León
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Take the bus from León to Guanajuato
Fly Denver to Guadalajara, bus
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Fly from Denver (DEN) to Guadalajara (GDL)
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Take the bus from Guadalajara to Guanajuato
Bus via San Juan de los Lagos
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Take the bus from Denver to El Paso, TX
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Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to San Juan de los Lagos
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Take the bus from San Juan de los Lagos to León
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Take the bus from León to Guanajuato
Bus
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Take the bus from Denver to El Paso, TX
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Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to León
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Take the bus from León to Guanajuato
Bus via Fresnillo
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Take the bus from Denver Union Station Amtrak to El Paso, TX
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Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Fresnillo
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Take the bus from Fresnillo to León
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Take the bus from León to Guanajuato
Drive
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Drive from Denver to Guanajuato
Denver (DEN) to Leon/Guanajuato (BJX) flights
The flight time between Denver (DEN) and Leon/Guanajuato (BJX) is around 7h 14m and covers a distance of around 2119 km. This includes an average layover time of around 2h 8m. Services are operated by United Airlines, American Airlines, Aeroméxico and others. Typically 152 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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International entry into Mexico from United States
- Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of United States
Conditions of entry into Mexico from United States
- There are no current restrictions
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- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1.5 metres
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Guanajuato is 911.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Guanajuato is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Guanajuato is 1.5 metres.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 911.
No, but conditions apply when returning to United States from Mexico.
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Last updated: 17 May 2022
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Guanajuato is to fly and bus which costs $160 - $280 and takes 12h 58m.
The quickest way to get from Denver to Guanajuato is to fly which costs $220 - $800 and takes 9h 46m.
No, there is no direct bus from Denver to Guanajuato. However, there are services departing from Denver and arriving at Guanajuato via Presidencia, Ciudad Juárez, San Juan de los Lagos and León. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 4m.
The distance between Denver and Guanajuato is 2112 km. The road distance is 2645.2 km.
The best way to get from Denver to Guanajuato without a car is to bus via San Juan de los Lagos which takes 34h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Denver to Guanajuato, including transfers.
Denver to Guanajuato bus services, operated by EPLA Limo Express, depart from Denver station.
The best way to get from Denver to Guanajuato is to fly which takes 9h 46m and costs $220 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus via San Juan de los Lagos, which costs and takes 34h 4m.
There is no direct flight from Denver Airport to Leon/Guanajuato Airport. The quickest flight takes 5h 21m and has one stopover.
Denver to Guanajuato bus services, operated by Unebus, arrive at Guanajuato station.
- Distance: 2111.5 km
- Duration: 9h 46m
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Guanajuato, Mexico?
United Airlines, American Airlines and six other airlines fly from Denver to Guanajuato hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Denver to Guanajuato via El Paso, TX, Presidencia, Minatitlán, Ciudad Juárez, San Juan de los Lagos, and León in around 34h 4m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Leon/Guanajuato via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4900 - $18000
Flights from Denver to Aguascalientes via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5500 - $21000
Flights from Denver to Queretaro via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5500 - $21000
Flights from Colorado Springs to Leon/Guanajuato via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4700 - $18000
Flights from Denver to San Luis Potosi via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4900 - $19000
Flights from Denver to Guadalajara via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4400 - $17000
Flights from Denver to Guadalajara via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4500 - $17000
Flights from Denver to Mexico City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4000 - $11000
Flights from Denver to Mexico City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4000 - $11000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Leon/Guanajuato via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4800 - $17000
Flights from Denver to Aguascalientes via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5500 - $20000
Flights from Denver to Queretaro via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4800 - $17000
Flights from Colorado Springs to Leon/Guanajuato via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4600 - $17000
Flights from Denver to San Luis Potosi via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4700 - $17000
Flights from Denver to Guadalajara via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4300 - $15000
Flights from Denver to Mexico City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4400 - $8500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Denver to Leon/Guanajuato via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4200 - $15000
Flights from Denver to Leon/Guanajuato via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5000 - $16000
Flights from Denver to Aguascalientes via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4500 - $15000
Flights from Denver to Aguascalientes via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $6000 - $19000
Flights from Denver to Aguascalientes via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5000 - $18000
Flights from Denver to Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2900 - $9500
Flights from Denver to Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2800 - $6500
Flights from Denver to Mexico City via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2800 - $6500
Flights from Denver to Mexico City via Chihuahua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2800 - $6500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Denver to Leon/Guanajuato via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4400 - $15000
Flights from Denver to Aguascalientes via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5000 - $18000
Flights from Denver to Queretaro via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4800 - $17000
Flights from Denver to San Luis Potosi via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4600 - $16000
Flights from Denver to Guadalajara via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4000 - $14000
Flights from Denver to Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2700 - $8500
Flights from Denver to Mexico City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5500 - $12000
Flights from Denver to Mexico City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4900 - $11000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Mexico City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5500 - $12000
Flights from Denver to Mexico City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4900 - $11000
- Website
- tarmexico.com
Flights from Denver to San Luis Potosi via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3400 - $13000
- Phone
- +52 449 146 8888
- charterpremium3@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aguascalientes to Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $490 - $1600
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 415 185 8665
- info@bajiogo.com
- Website
- bajiogo.com
Shuttle from Queretaro Airport to San Miguel de Allende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $499
- Schedules at
- bajiogo.com
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from San Miguel de Allende to Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110 - $180
- Schedules at
- etn.com.mx
- Online discount
- $110 - $160
- Regular price at station
- $130 - $180
Bus from Guadalajara to Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $390 - $850
- Schedules at
- etn.com.mx
- Online discount
- $390 - $550
- Regular price at station
- $450 - $600
Bus from Mexico Norte to Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500 - $800
- Schedules at
- etn.com.mx
- Online discount
- $500 - $700
- Regular price at station
- $550 - $800
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- wl.primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from San Miguel de Allende to Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $170
- Book at
- cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $400
- Book at
- cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx
Bus from Guadalajara to Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $420 - $550
- Book at
- cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx
Bus from Mexico to Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $550 - $750
- Book at
- cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 719-687-3456
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Denver International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1000
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Phone
- +52 800 765 6636
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to León
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $480
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Child & Senior discount
- $160 - $240
- Regular
- $330 - $480
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to San Juan de los Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Child & Senior discount
- $850 - $1300
- Regular
- $1700 - $2500
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to León
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2600
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Child & Senior discount
- $850 - $1300
- Regular
- $1700 - $2600
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
Bus from León to Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Denver to El Paso, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1400 - $2000
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $1400 - $2000
- Phone
- 800 507 5500
- contacto@estrellablanca.com.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from San Juan de los Lagos to León
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $163
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Fresnillo to León
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $597
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 507 5500
- contacto@estrellablanca.com.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to León
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2225
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Fresnillo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1040
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Fresnillo to León
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $597
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
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- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Denver Union Station Amtrak to El Paso, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 800 507 5500
- contacto@estrellablanca.com.mx
- Website
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Fresnillo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1601
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
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Guanajuato is 1h ahead of Denver. It is currently 4:45 PM in Denver and 5:45 PM in Guanajuato.
Yes, the driving distance between Denver to Guanajuato is 2645 km. It takes approximately 28h 4m to drive from Denver to Guanajuato.
Aeroméxico, Frontier Airlines, Volaris and two other airlines offer flights from Denver Airport to Leon/Guanajuato Airport.
There are 100+ hotels available in Guanajuato. Prices start at $2000 MXN per night.
The best way to get from Denver to Denver Airport is to train which takes 37 min and costs $3 - $11.