There are 8 ways to get from Raleigh 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane RDU - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 17mFly to Gunnison County Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane RDU - GUC
- Drive from Gunnison County Airport (GUC) to Telluridecar
10h 40m$153–637Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station 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 7hTrain, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station 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
2d 11h$604–1,254Drive 1,890.6 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Telluridecar 1,890.6 mi
34h 8m$345–499Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane RDU - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
11h 20m$385–937Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane RDU - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 53mFly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane RDU - TEX
10h 7m$180–852
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Telluride is to fly and drive which costs $150 - $650 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Telluride is to fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $180 - $850.
The distance between Raleigh and Telluride is 1698 miles. The road distance is 1901.6 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Telluride without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 2 days 11h and costs $600 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Raleigh to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Raleigh. It is currently 1:56 AM in Raleigh and 11:56 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Telluride is 1902 miles. It takes approximately 34h 8m to drive from Raleigh to Telluride.
There are 631+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Key Lime, and American Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@letsride.co
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- 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 Downtown to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- https://www.purgatory.ski
- Schedules at
- https://www.purgatory.ski/transportation-and-shuttle-services/
Shuttle from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75
- 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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