There are 10 ways to get from Madison to Telluride 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 Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
best- 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 Telluride
9h 41m$327–1,072Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cortez, drive
cheapest- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Cortez (CEZ)plane MSN - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
8h 38m$176–824Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- 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
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Telluridecar
34h 22m$492–1,010Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union 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
45h 41m$647–971Drive 1,269.7 mi
- Drive from Madison to Telluridecar 1,269.7 mi
21h 57m$232–335Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field 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 22m$542–1,172Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MSN - TEX
6h 46m$259–1,347Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- 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 Telluride
10h 44m$247–912Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MKE - TEX
9h 2m$309–1,483Bus, train
- 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 Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
- Take the train from Durango, CO to Silvertontrain
41h 59m$597–1,291
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Telluride is to drive which costs $230 - $340 and takes 21h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Telluride is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $250 - $1,400.
The distance between Madison and Telluride is 1118 miles. The road distance is 1277.1 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Telluride without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 45h 41m and costs $600 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Madison to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 2:36 AM in Madison and 1:36 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Telluride is 1277 miles. It takes approximately 21h 57m to drive from Madison to Telluride.
There are 737+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and two other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cortez via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cortez via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cortez via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cortez via Chicago O'Hare, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cortez via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cortez via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
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 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
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
- $200–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- 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
- $260–1,100
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
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 877-872-4607
- info@durangotrain.com
- Website
- durangotrain.com
Train from Durango, CO to Silverton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- https://www.durangotrain.com
- Children 4-11
- $60–200
- Adult Fare
- $95–230
- Presidential Class
- $190–220
- First Class
- $170–190
- Deluxe Class
- $134
- Standard Class
- $97
- 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/
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
- +1 414-266-4409
- 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
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
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- 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
- 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
- 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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