There are 4 ways to get from Fruita to Boulder by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Denver (DEN)GJT - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
3h 6m$149–505Drive 259.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fruita to Boulder259.5 mi
4h 35m$48–69Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Union StationWest
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent DrFf1 / ...
7h 3m$107–134Drive to Montrose Regional Airport, fly, bus
- Drive from Fruita to Montrose-Airport-MTJ
- Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Denver (DEN)MTJ - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
4h$71–411
Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Denver (DEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fruita to Boulder is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Fruita to Boulder is to fly and bus which takes 3h 6m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Fruita and Boulder is 271 miles. The road distance is 261.1 miles.
The best way to get from Fruita to Boulder without a car is to bus which takes 7h 3m and costs $100 - $140.
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Fruita to Boulder, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fruita to Boulder is 261 miles. It takes approximately 4h 35m to drive from Fruita to Boulder.
There are 170+ hotels available in Boulder.
What companies run services between Fruita, CO, USA and Boulder, CO, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Fruita to Broadway & Regent Dr via Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility, Union Station, and Union Station Gate B17 in around 7h 3m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
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