There are 7 ways to get from St. Louis to Crested Butte by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Gunnison County Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane STL - GUC
- Take the bus from Spencer & Hwy 135 to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commercebus
7h 35m$134–666Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Parkbus Brt / ...
- Drive from Rubey Park to Crested Buttecar
26h 3m$123–390Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Avon Stationbus
- Drive from Avon Station to Crested Buttecar
31h 30m$181–691Drive 979.7 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Crested Buttecar 979.7 mi
17h 50m$179–259Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane STL - MTJ
- Drive from Montrose-Airport-MTJ to Crested Buttecar
8h 7m$150–678Fly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, drive
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane STL - ASE
- Drive from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Crested Buttecar
8h 39m$136–674Fly to Eagle County Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane STL - EGE
- Drive from Eagle-Airport-EGE to Crested Buttecar
9h 10m$138–674
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Crested Butte is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Crested Butte is to fly and bus which takes 7h 35m and costs $130 - $700.
The distance between St. Louis and Crested Butte is 943 miles. The road distance is 985.4 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from St. Louis to Crested Butte, including transfers.
Crested Butte is 1h behind St. Louis. It is currently 2:58 PM in St. Louis and 1:58 PM in Crested Butte.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Crested Butte is 985 miles. It takes approximately 17h 50m to drive from St. Louis to Crested Butte.
There are 200+ hotels available in Crested Butte.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Crested Butte, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from St. Louis to Crested Butte. However, you can take the train to LAMBERT AIRPORT TERMINAL #1 station, walk to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) airport, fly to Gunnison County Airport (GUC), take the taxi to Spencer & Hwy 135, then take the bus to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commerce. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Louis Bus Station to Crested Butte via Denver Union Station, Union Station Gate B19, West Glenwood Park & Ride, and Rubey Park in around 26h 3m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 970-641-4111
- Website
- gunnisonvalleyrta.com
Bus from Spencer & Hwy 135 to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commerce
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
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