There are 9 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 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 Telluride
8h 53m$207–762Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MSN - TEX
11h 1m$189–947Bus, 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 Denver to Brush Love's Travel Stopbus
- Drive from Brush Love's Travel Stop to Denver International Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Denver International Airport to Beaver Creek
- Drive from Beaver Creek to Crested Buttecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Telluridecar
38h 55m$508–1,130Bus, 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 15m$647–971Drive 1,269.7 mi
- Drive from Madison to Telluridecar 1,269.7 mi
21h 56m$232–335Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field 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 Telluride
9h 51m$297–922Fly 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 59m$512–1,072Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane ORD - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 16m$190–590Bus, 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$527–1,191
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Telluride is to drive which costs $230 - $340 and takes 21h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Telluride is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 53m and costs $200 - $800.
The distance between Madison and Telluride is 1102 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 15m and costs $600 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Madison to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 11:43 AM in Madison and 10:43 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Telluride is 1277 miles. It takes approximately 21h 56m to drive from Madison to Telluride.
There are 695+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
American Airlines, Key Lime, and Frontier Airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gunnison County Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
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
- $120–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- 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 International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
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
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- 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
- $290–700
- 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 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/
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
- +1 414-266-4409
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Brush Love's Travel Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1 (970) 423-7033
- info@peak1express.com
- Website
- mountainshuttle.com
Shuttle from Denver International Airport to Beaver Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.mountainshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mountainshuttle.com/shuttle-schedules/
- Adult
- $40–140
- 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
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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
- $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 (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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