There are 9 ways to get from Riverside to Colorado Springs by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Fly Ontario International Airport to Denver, bus
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Denver (DEN)ONT - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
6h 25m$162–707Train, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Colorado Springs Airport, line 1 bus
cheapest- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)SNA - COS
- Take the bus from Academy/Astrozon to Terminal
8h 31m$91–418Train, bus
- Take the train from Riverside to Las Vegas Amtrak StationSouthwest Chief
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Colorado SpringsEl Paso
23h 42m$147–366Bus
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Las Vegas Downtown
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Station
26h 57m$122–214Drive 1,026.8 mi
- Drive from Riverside to Colorado Springs1,026.8 mi
16h 32m$188–271Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Denver (DEN)SNA - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
9h 7m$422–919Train to Long Beach Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Denver (DEN)LGB - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
9h 2m$164–672Train, train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)SAN - COS
9h 12m$134–547Train, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Denver (DEN)PSP - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
9h 29m
Riverside to Colorado Springs by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Colorado Springs is to bus which costs $120 - $220 and takes 26h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Colorado Springs is to fly and bus which takes 6h 25m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside to Colorado Springs station. However, there are services departing from Vine Street Mobility Hub and arriving at Colorado Springs Downtown Station via San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center, Bonneville Transit Center Bay 8, Las Vegas BusTerminal and Union Station Gate B4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 57m.
The distance between Riverside and Colorado Springs is 930 miles. The road distance is 1032.8 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside to Colorado Springs without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 42m and costs $140 - $370.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Riverside to Colorado Springs, including transfers.
Riverside to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center station.
Riverside to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Las Vegas Downtown station.
Colorado Springs is 1h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 10:17 PM in Riverside and 11:17 PM in Colorado Springs.
Yes, the driving distance between Riverside to Colorado Springs is 1033 miles. It takes approximately 16h 32m to drive from Riverside to Colorado Springs.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Colorado Springs, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Vine Street Mobility Hub to Colorado Springs Downtown Station via San Bernardino Transit Center, San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center, Las Vegas Downtown, Bonneville Transit Center Bay 8, SSTT Exit, Las Vegas BusTerminal, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B4 in around 26h 57m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Riverside to Las Vegas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $85–240
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $120–290
- Business - advance purchase
- $170–700
- Business Class
- $250–650
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–11
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–12
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 719-687-3456
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Colorado Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Las Vegas Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 719-385-7433
- Website
- coloradosprings.gov
Bus from Academy/Astrozon to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://coloradosprings.gov/mountainmetro
- Schedules at
- https://coloradosprings.gov/busroutes
- Youth 6-18, Medicare, Disabled, Seniors 60+
- $1
- Basic fare - adults 19-59
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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