There are 9 ways to get from Encinitas to Telluride by plane, shuttle, train, bus, 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 Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane CLD - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 4m$452–795Drive 800.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Encinitas to Telluridecar 800.1 mi
15h 41m$146–211Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Oceanside to Santa Anatrain
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Monticellobus
- Drive from Monticello to Norwood Fairgroundscar
- Take the bus from Norwood Fairgrounds to Telluride Court Housebus
24h 33m$168–320Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak 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
28h 43m$636–1,025Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane SAN - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 10m$468–866Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoffbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane LAX - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
8h 48m$188–532Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Towntrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane SAN - TEX
6h 49m$380–1,152Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane CLD - TEX
10h 26m$320–950Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union 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
31h 49m$548–787
Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Encinitas to Telluride is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Encinitas to Telluride is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs $380 - $1,200.
The distance between Encinitas and Telluride is 704 miles. The road distance is 804.8 miles.
The best way to get from Encinitas to Telluride without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 28h 43m and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Encinitas to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h ahead of Encinitas. It is currently 3:46 PM in Encinitas and 4:46 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Encinitas to Telluride is 805 miles. It takes approximately 15h 41m to drive from Encinitas to Telluride.
There are 683+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Encinitas, CA, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
American Airlines and Key Lime fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oceanside to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Oceanside to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from Encinitas Station to San Diego - Old Town
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–7
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- 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 Oceanside Transportation Center to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Green River to Monticello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Norwood Fairgrounds to Telluride Court House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://smarttelluride.colorado.gov
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://laxlinq.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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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