There are 9 ways to get from Iowa to Telluride by plane, bus, 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.
Fly Des Moines to Telluride Regional Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane DSM - TEX
5h 7m$195–1,016Fly Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane SUX - TEX
19h 51m$128–670Bus, drive, shuttle via Omaha
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Denverbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 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
23h 12m$311–461Bus, train, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas Citybus
- Take the train from Kansas City 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
31h 45m$704–1,120Drive 995.3 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to Telluridecar 995.3 mi
16h 55m$182–263Fly Des Moines to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane DSM - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
9h 9m$223–831Fly Omaha to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane OMA - TEX
7h 48m$160–948Fly Omaha to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane OMA - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 55m$198–763Bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Avon Stationbus
- Drive from Avon Station to Crested Buttecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Telluridecar
24h 53m$298–516
Des Moines (DSM) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Telluride is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Telluride is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $190 - $1,100.
The distance between Iowa and Telluride is 812 miles. The road distance is 1001.1 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa to Telluride without a car is to bus and train and shuttle and taxi which takes 31h 45m and costs $700 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Iowa to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h behind Iowa. It is currently 6:03 AM in Iowa and 5:03 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa to Telluride is 1001 miles. It takes approximately 16h 55m to drive from Iowa to Telluride.
There are 485+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and Southwest Airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) twice daily.
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Des Moines to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Omaha to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Omaha to Telluride Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Omaha to Telluride Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Des Moines to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Omaha to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Omaha to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Omaha to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Omaha to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- 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 Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- 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 Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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