There are 9 ways to get from Rochester to Telluride by plane, shuttle, train, bus, 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 Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane ROC - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h$282–980Train, bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- 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
41h 11m$598–1,240Drive 1,910.4 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Telluridecar 1,910.4 mi
32h 19m$349–504Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane BUF - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 50m$304–1,124Fly Rochester to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane ROC - TEX
8h 58m$304–1,365Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane BUF - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
11h 32m$599–1,434Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane BUF - TEX
8h 50m$346–1,659Train, bus, drive, shuttle via Avon
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver to Brush Love's Travel Stopbus
- Drive from Brush Love's Travel Stop to Denver International Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Denver International Airport to Beaver Creek
- Drive from Beaver Creek to Crested Buttecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Telluridecar
46h 34m$721–1,495Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Rochester 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
47h 10m$948–1,704
Rochester (ROC) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Telluride is to drive which costs $340 - $550 and takes 32h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Telluride is to bus and fly which takes 8h 50m and costs $340 - $1,700.
The distance between Rochester and Telluride is 1687 miles. The road distance is 1921.6 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Telluride without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 47h 10m and costs $950 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Rochester to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Rochester. It is currently 1:09 PM in Rochester and 11:09 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Telluride is 1922 miles. It takes approximately 32h 19m to drive from Rochester to Telluride.
There are 1645+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and two other airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Rochester to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Telluride Regional Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Telluride Regional Airport via Reagan Washington, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Baltimore, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- 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
- $380–850
- 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 Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Brush Love's Travel Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1 (970) 423-7033
- info@peak1express.com
- Website
- mountainshuttle.com
Shuttle from Denver International Airport to Beaver Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.mountainshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mountainshuttle.com/shuttle-schedules/
- Adult
- $40–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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