There are 10 ways to get from Milwaukee to Telluride by plane, shuttle, train, bus, 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 General Mitchell International Airport to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane MKE - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
9h 25m$307–972Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MSN - TEX
8h 40m$139–637Train, bus, drive, shuttle
- 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 Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Drive from Lake Creek Village to Crested Buttecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Telluridecar
32h 26m$776–1,258Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- 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
42h 33m$669–883Drive 1,338.6 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Telluridecar 1,338.6 mi
23h 41m$245–353Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane MKE - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 25m$522–1,072Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MKE - TEX
6h 52m$169–847Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane MKE - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 17m$227–812Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 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
11h 13m$213–591Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union 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
36h 56m$1,147–1,742
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Telluride is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 23h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Telluride is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $160 - $850.
The distance between Milwaukee and Telluride is 1187 miles. The road distance is 1346.4 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Telluride without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 42h 33m and costs $650 - $900.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Milwaukee to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 1:20 PM in Milwaukee and 12:20 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Telluride is 1346 miles. It takes approximately 23h 41m to drive from Milwaukee to Telluride.
There are 728+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and two other airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- Bustang
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- dispatch@purgatory.ski
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
Shuttle from Durango Downtown to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
Shuttle from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
Shuttle from Durango Downtown to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38–42
- Website
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- Badger Bus
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- Badger Bus
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $29–40
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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