There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, train, 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 to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane PDX - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
8h 51m$218–763Fly to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane PDX - TEX
6h 45m$170–898Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Chico Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentobus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitybus
- Drive from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
2d 7hDrive 1,129.4 mi
- Drive from Portland to Telluridecar 1,129.4 mi
18h 57m$207–298Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane PDX - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
9h 29m$204–732Fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane PDX - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
9h 55m$298–923Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane PDX - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 38m$513–1,023Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles 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
2d 9h$599–860
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Telluride is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Telluride is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs $170 - $900.
The distance between Portland and Telluride is 983 miles. The road distance is 1136 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Telluride without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 2 days 9h and costs $600 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Portland to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h ahead of Portland. It is currently 1:49 PM in Portland and 2:49 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Telluride is 1136 miles. It takes approximately 18h 57m to drive from Portland to Telluride.
There are 688+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Key Lime, and Frontier Airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $55–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- 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/
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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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