There are 8 ways to get from Joliet to Boulder by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
best- Take the train from Joliet to LaSalle Streettrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Denver (DEN)plane ORD - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
7h 28m$281–715Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Avebus Ff1 / ...
24h 18m$86–227Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jefferson St & Mayor Art Schultz Dr to Downers Grove Metrabus 834
- Take the train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus Ff1 / ...
22h 27m$129–262Drive 980.9 mi
- Drive from Joliet to Bouldercar 980.9 mi
15h 41m$179–259Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Denver (DEN)plane MDW - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
6h 45m$141–772Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport, bus
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane MDW - COS
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
9h 30m$146–632Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport, bus
- Take the train from Joliet to LaSalle Streettrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane ORD - COS
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
10h 39m$116–445Train, train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the train from Joliet to LaSalle Streettrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Denver (DEN)plane MKE - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
9h 40m$203–1,030
Joliet to Boulder by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Joliet to Boulder is to train and bus which costs $85 - $230 and takes 24h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Joliet to Boulder is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 45m and costs $140 - $800.
The distance between Joliet and Boulder is 995 miles. The road distance is 986.6 miles.
The best way to get from Joliet to Boulder without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 27m and costs $120 - $270.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Joliet to Boulder, including transfers.
Boulder is 1h behind Joliet. It is currently 3:41 PM in Joliet and 2:41 PM in Boulder.
Yes, the driving distance between Joliet to Boulder is 987 miles. It takes approximately 15h 41m to drive from Joliet to Boulder.
There are 115+ hotels available in Boulder.
What companies run services between Joliet, IL, USA and Boulder, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Joliet to Boulder. However, you can take the train to LaSalle Street, walk to LaSalle, take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Denver (DEN), walk to Denver Airport Station Gate 8, then take the bus to Downtown Boulder Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jefferson St & Mayor Art Schultz Dr to Downtown Boulder Station via Downers Grove Metra, Downers Grove, Naperville Amtrak Station, Denver, and Union Station Gate B17 in around 22h 27m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Joliet to LaSalle Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1(847) 364-7223
- Passenger.Services@PaceBus.com
- Website
- pacebus.com
Bus from Jefferson St & Mayor Art Schultz Dr to Downers Grove Metra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- pacebus.com
- Adult
- $2–4
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 719-687-3456
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
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