There are 9 ways to get from Placerville to Telluride by bus, plane, car, shuttle, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane SMF - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 41m$220–788Drive 917 mi
cheapest- Drive from Placerville to Telluridecar 917 mi
17h 11m$168–242Taxi, train, bus, drive
- Take the taxi from Placerville to Colfax Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Stationtrain 750
- Take the bus from Provo Central Station to Monticellobus
- Drive from Monticello to Norwood Fairgroundscar
- Take the bus from Norwood Fairgrounds to Telluride Court Housebus
27h 1m$396–705Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane SMF - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
11h 15m$504–979Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane SMF - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 32m$298–929Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane SMF - TEX
9h 25m$180–904Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane SMF - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
12h 32m$208–769Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Stateline Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airportbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane RNO - TEX
11h 1m$218–1,033Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
27h 55m$396–831
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Placerville to Telluride is to drive which costs $160 - $250 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Placerville to Telluride is to bus and fly which takes 9h 25m and costs $180 - $950.
The distance between Placerville and Telluride is 897 miles. The road distance is 922.4 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Placerville to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h ahead of Placerville. It is currently 1:21 PM in Placerville and 2:21 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Placerville to Telluride is 922 miles. It takes approximately 17h 11m to drive from Placerville to Telluride.
There are 647+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Placerville, CA, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Placerville to Telluride. However, you can take the bus to Sacramento - Amtrak, walk to J St. at 8th St., take the bus to Terminal A, walk to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), walk to Grand Junction Regional Airport, take the bus to Downtown Transfer Facility, drive to Montrose Airport, then take the shuttle to Telluride. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colfax Amtrak Station, take the train to Salt Lake City, walk to Salt Lake Central Station, take the train to Provo Central Station, walk to Provo Station, take the bus to Monticello, drive to Norwood Fairgrounds, then take the bus to Telluride Court House.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Long Beach, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Long Beach, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Burbank, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Boise, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- rideuta@rideuta.com
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Stateline Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- 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 Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Provo Central Station to Monticello
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Norwood Fairgrounds to Telluride Court House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://smarttelluride.colorado.gov
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- dispatch@purgatory.ski
- Website
- purgatory.ski
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
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $30–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
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