There are 9 ways to get from Memphis to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, train, 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.
Fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane MEM - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
9h 55m$306–921Fly to Cortez, drive
cheapest- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Cortez (CEZ)plane MEM - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
8h 47m$125–623Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station 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
31h 21m$566–836Bus, train
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Kansas Citybus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
- Take the train from Durango, CO to Silvertontrain
41h 45m$605–1,201Drive 1,184 mi
- Drive from Memphis to Telluridecar 1,184 mi
23h 23m$217–313Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane MEM - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 38m$511–1,071Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane MEM - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 21m$257–930Fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MEM - TEX
6h 55m$188–946Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane MEM - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 56m$216–761
Memphis (MEM) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Memphis to Telluride is to drive which costs $210 - $320 and takes 23h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Memphis to Telluride is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $180 - $950.
The distance between Memphis and Telluride is 1119 miles. The road distance is 1190.9 miles.
The best way to get from Memphis to Telluride without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 31h 21m and costs $550 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Memphis to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h behind Memphis. It is currently 12:50 AM in Memphis and 11:50 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Memphis to Telluride is 1191 miles. It takes approximately 23h 23m to drive from Memphis to Telluride.
There are 629+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Memphis, TN, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and two other airlines fly from Memphis (MEM) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Memphis to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Memphis to Gunnison County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Memphis to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Memphis to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Memphis to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Memphis to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Memphis to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Memphis to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Memphis to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Memphis to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Memphis to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Memphis to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Memphis to Telluride Regional Airport via Dallas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Memphis to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Memphis to Cortez via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Memphis to Cortez via Dallas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Memphis to Cortez via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Memphis to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Memphis to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Memphis to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Memphis to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Oklahoma City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- 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/
- 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/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $110–160
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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