There are 9 ways to get from Lawrence to Telluride by bus, plane, shuttle, train, taxi, 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.
Bus, fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane MCI - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 50m$286–883Bus, fly to Cortez, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Cortez (CEZ)plane MCI - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
9h 30m$115–585Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Lawrence 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
25h 25m$638–1,007Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Oklahoma City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Oklahoma City 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
27h 3m$523–766Drive 828.6 mi
- Drive from Lawrence to Telluridecar 828.6 mi
15h 10m$152–219Bus, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane MCI - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
10h 43m$496–983Bus, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane MCI - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 21m$232–892Bus, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MCI - TEX
8h 17m$173–958Bus, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane MCI - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 29m$201–723
Kansas City (MCI) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lawrence to Telluride is to drive which costs $150 - $220 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lawrence to Telluride is to bus and fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $170 - $1,000.
The distance between Lawrence and Telluride is 863 miles. The road distance is 833.4 miles.
The best way to get from Lawrence to Telluride without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 25h 25m and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Lawrence to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h behind Lawrence. It is currently 12:17 AM in Lawrence and 11:17 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Lawrence to Telluride is 833 miles. It takes approximately 15h 10m to drive from Lawrence to Telluride.
There are 338+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Lawrence, KS, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lawrence to Telluride. However, you can take the bus to Kansas City Bus Station, walk to East Village - Bay C, take the line 229 bus to Kci Airport Terminal C, walk to Kansas City (MCI) airport, fly to Gunnison County Airport (GUC), walk to Gunnison Airport, take the shuttle to Montrose Airport, then take the shuttle to Telluride. Alternatively, you can take the train to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center, walk to Albuquerque Bus Station, take the bus to Durango, walk to Durango Downtown, take the shuttle to Purgatory Resort, then take the taxi to Telluride.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Kansas City to Gunnison County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Kansas City to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Kansas City to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Kansas City to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Telluride Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Telluride Regional Airport via Dallas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Telluride Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Kansas City to Cortez via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Cortez via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Cortez via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Cortez via Dallas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Cortez via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Kansas City to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Kansas City to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Kansas City to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Kansas City to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lawrence Amtrak Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- 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 Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- 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 Lawrence Bus Stop to Oklahoma City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Oklahoma City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- letsride.co
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/
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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