There are 7 ways to get from Phoenix to Rifle by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, taxi, or car
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Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane PHX - GJT
- Take the bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Riflebus
5h 22m$440–665Fly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane PHX - ASE
- Take the bus from AABC Airport DV to 27th St Stationbus
- Take the bus from 27th St Station to Railroad Ave + 5th Stbus
5h 43m$67–380Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Las Vegas BusTerminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Glenwood Springsbus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Railroad Ave + 5th Stbus Hgb
23h 47m$116–252Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Flagstaff Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Las Vegas Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Denverbus
- Take the train from Denver to Glenwood Springs Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Glenwood Springs Station to Rifletaxi
26h 38m$323–989Drive 622.4 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Riflecar 622.4 mi
11h 23m$114–165Fly to Vernal Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Vernal Regional Airport (VEL)plane PHX - VEL
- Drive from Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) to Riflecar
6h 1m$125–520Fly to Eagle County Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane PHX - EGE
- Take the bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Stationbus
- Take the bus from Avon Station to Riflebus
7h 37m$76–391
Phoenix to Rifle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Rifle is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Rifle is to fly and bus which takes 5h 22m and costs $440 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Phoenix station to Rifle. However, there are services departing from Phoenix Bus Station and arriving at Railroad Ave + 5th St via Las Vegas BusTerminal, Hwy 6 + Soccer Field Rd and West Glenwood Park & Ride. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 47m.
The distance between Phoenix and Rifle is 510 miles. The road distance is 626 miles.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Rifle without a car is to bus which takes 23h 47m and costs $110 - $260.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Phoenix to Rifle, including transfers.
Phoenix to Rifle bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Phoenix Bus Station.
Phoenix to Rifle bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Las Vegas BusTerminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Rifle is 626 miles. It takes approximately 11h 23m to drive from Phoenix to Rifle.
There are 18+ hotels available in Rifle.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Rifle, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Railroad Ave + 5th St via Las Vegas BusTerminal, Glenwood Springs, Hwy 6 + Soccer Field Rd, and West Glenwood Park & Ride in around 23h 47m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Phoenix to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Phoenix to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Phoenix to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Phoenix to Eagle County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Phoenix to Eagle County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Phoenix to Eagle County Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Phoenix to Vernal Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Flagstaff to Las Vegas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $45–120
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $60–170
- Business - advance purchase
- $80–360
- Business Class
- $130–380
Train from Denver to Glenwood Springs Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Rifle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Avon Station to Rifle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Glenwood Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Railroad Ave + 5th St
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
Bus from AABC Airport DV to 27th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
Bus from 27th St Station to Railroad Ave + 5th St
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Flagstaff Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 970-328-3520
- info@coretransit.org
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
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