There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Ouray by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, 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 to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane MSN - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
8h 31m$200–810Bus, train, drive, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- 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
- Take the taxi from Montrose Airport to Ouraytaxi
33h 39m$711–1,268Bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- 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 Ouray, CO
35h 38m$283–491Drive 1,241.5 mi
- Drive from Madison to Ouraycar 1,241.5 mi
21h 13m$227–328Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane MSN - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 24m$472–1,072Fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane MSN - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
10h 21m$290–970Fly to Telluride Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MSN - TEX
- Take the taxi from Telluride-Regional-Airport-TEX to Ouraytaxi
7h 6m$522–1,542Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
35h 49m$450–915
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Ouray is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 21h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Ouray is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 6m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Madison and Ouray is 1074 miles. The road distance is 1248.7 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Madison to Ouray, including transfers.
Ouray is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 1:27 AM in Madison and 12:27 AM in Ouray.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Ouray is 1249 miles. It takes approximately 21h 13m to drive from Madison to Ouray.
There are 344+ hotels available in Ouray.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Ouray, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Madison to Ouray. However, you can take the bus to Airport at Terminal Door 6, walk to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), walk to Montrose Airport, then take the shuttle to Ouray, CO. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak, walk to Milwaukee, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Denver, walk to Union Station Gate B19, take the bus to Avon Station, drive to Crested Butte, take the shuttle to Montrose Airport, then take the taxi to Ouray.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 970-626-5121
- rides@tellurides.com
- Website
- tellurides.com
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://tellurides.com
- Book at
- https://tellurides.com/reservation
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- 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/
- 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
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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