There are 7 ways to get from Needles to Cortez by train, shuttle, plane, bus, taxi, 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.
Train, shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Cortez
best- Take the train from Needles Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Flagstaff Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Cortez (CEZ)plane PHX - CEZ
9h 49m$377–534Drive 462.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Needles to Cortezcar 462.9 mi
8h 38m$85–122Train, bus, taxi via Albuquerque
- Take the train from Needles Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
- Take the taxi from Durango to Corteztaxi
16h 43m$346–914Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Needles Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Kingman Station to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Blandingbus
- Take the bus from Blanding - Clark's Market to Aneth - Red Mesa Expressbus 16
- Take the taxi from Aneth - Red Mesa Express to Corteztaxi
20h 4mTrain, shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, drive
- Take the train from Needles Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Flagstaff Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane PHX - DRO
- Drive from Durango-Airport-DRO to Cortezcar
10h 42m$292–655Train, shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Cortez
- Take the train from Needles Station to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Cortez (CEZ)plane LAS - CEZ
9h 7m$181–420Train, shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Telluride Regional Airport, drive
- Take the train from Needles Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Flagstaff Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane PHX - TEX
- Drive from Telluride-Regional-Airport-TEX to Cortezcar
11h 32m$380–1,019
Phoenix (PHX) to Cortez (CEZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Needles to Cortez is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Needles to Cortez is to drive which takes 8h 38m and costs $80 - $130.
The distance between Needles and Cortez is 719 miles. The road distance is 465.6 miles.
The best way to get from Needles to Cortez without a car is to train and bus and taxi via Albuquerque which takes 16h 43m and costs $340 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Needles to Cortez, including transfers.
Cortez is 1h ahead of Needles. It is currently 3:20 PM in Needles and 4:20 PM in Cortez.
Yes, the driving distance between Needles to Cortez is 466 miles. It takes approximately 8h 38m to drive from Needles to Cortez.
There are 50+ hotels available in Cortez.
What companies run services between Needles, CA, USA and Cortez, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Needles to Cortez. However, you can take the train to Flagstaff, walk to Flagstaff Amtrak, take the shuttle to Sky Harbor International Airport, walk to Phoenix (PHX) airport, fly to Cortez (CEZ), then take the taxi to Cortez. Alternatively, you can take the train to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center, walk to Albuquerque Bus Station, take the bus to Durango, then take the taxi to Cortez.
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Cortez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Cortez via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Cortez via Long Beach, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Cortez via Ontario/San Bernardino, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Cortez via Santa Ana, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Phoenix to Telluride Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Durango–La Plata County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Needles Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Needles Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Needles Station to Kingman Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from Flagstaff Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $182
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Kingman Station to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Green River to Blanding
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 928-729-4002
- navajotransit@outlook.com
- Website
- navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov
Bus from Blanding - Clark's Market to Aneth - Red Mesa Express
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov
- Phone
- +1 928-854-5253
- info@VegasAirporter.com
- Website
- vegasairporter.com
Shuttle from Kingman, AZ to Harry Reid International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- vegasairporter.com
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