There are 9 ways to get from Escondido to Telluride by bus, plane, shuttle, train, 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.
Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
best- 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
9h 23m$192–532Train, bus, drive
cheapest- 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
25h 9m$144–308Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Oceanside 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 54m$472–630Drive 788.5 mi
- Drive from Escondido to Telluridecar 788.5 mi
15h 17m$144–208Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- 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
10h 8m$460–792Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Escondido Transit Center to India St & C Stbus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane SAN - TEX
7h 33m$372–1,155Fly Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane CLD - TEX
11h 36m$282–906Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Solana Beach Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane SNA - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 32m$206–607Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix 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
28h 10m$484–710
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Escondido to Telluride is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Escondido to Telluride is to bus and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $370 - $1,200.
The distance between Escondido and Telluride is 849 miles. The road distance is 793.1 miles.
The best way to get from Escondido to Telluride without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 28h 54m and costs $470 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Escondido to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h ahead of Escondido. It is currently 2:28 AM in Escondido and 3:28 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Escondido to Telluride is 793 miles. It takes approximately 15h 17m to drive from Escondido to Telluride.
There are 695+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Escondido, 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 Los Angeles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
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
- $400–1,300
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
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
- $16–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- 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
- $75–150
- 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
- $24–28
- 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
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- 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/
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
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- 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
- +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/
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/
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from Escondido Transit Center to India St & C St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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