There are 9 ways to get from Golden to Telluride by bus, tram, plane, car, shuttle, train, 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.
Line 17 bus, tram, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
best- Take the bus from Ford St & 12th St to Oak Station Gate Ebus
- Take the tram from Oak Station to Union Station Light Rail Plazatram
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane DEN - TEX
4h 36m$193–521Drive 319.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Golden to Telluridecar 319.5 mi
6h 33m$59–85Bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitybus
- Drive from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
9h 40m$143–229Train, 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 TellurideMtj
12h 46m$196–362Fly to Cortez, drive
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Cortez (CEZ)plane DEN - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
6h 28m$140–238Fly 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 Telluride
7h 23m$236–616Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane DEN - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Take the taxi from Silverton to Telluridetaxi
7h 22m$451–736Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane DEN - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
8h 3m$167–525Shuttle
- 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
13h 23m$426–546
Denver (DEN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Golden to Telluride is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Golden to Telluride is to line 17 bus and tram and fly which takes 4h 36m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Golden and Telluride is 262 miles. The road distance is 321.3 miles.
The best way to get from Golden to Telluride without a car is to shuttle which takes 13h 23m and costs $420 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Golden to Telluride, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Golden to Telluride is 321 miles. It takes approximately 6h 33m to drive from Golden to Telluride.
There are 696+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Golden, CO, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Ford St & 12th St to Telluride via Federal Center Station Gate P, Federal Center Station Gate M, Kipling St & W 49th Ave, I-70/Kipling St., West Denver, CO, Steamboat Springs, CO, Spring Creek, CO, and Silverton, CO in around 13h 23m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Gunnison County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Denver to Durango–La Plata County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Denver to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Denver to Telluride Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–460
Flights from Denver to Cortez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Tram from Oak Station to Union Station Light Rail Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
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
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Ford St & 12th St to Oak Station Gate E
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://ridebustang.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/
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Shuttle from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
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 (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/
- 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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