There are 8 ways to get from St. Louis to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, train, or car
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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane STL - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
8h 25mFly to Gunnison County Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane STL - GUC
- Drive from Gunnison County Airport (GUC) to Telluridecar
8h 59m$146–688Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- 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
29h 18m$472–704Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City 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
32h 40m$478–954Drive 1,112.3 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Telluridecar 1,112.3 mi
19h 51m$203–294Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane STL - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 32m$388–988Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane STL - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 13mFly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane STL - TEX
6h 56m$182–952
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Telluride is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 19h 51m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Telluride is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $180 - $950.
The distance between St. Louis and Telluride is 1034 miles. The road distance is 1118.7 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Telluride without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 29h 18m and costs $470 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from St. Louis to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h behind St. Louis. It is currently 2:41 PM in St. Louis and 1:41 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Telluride is 1119 miles. It takes approximately 19h 51m to drive from St. Louis to Telluride.
There are 691+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Key Lime fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 4 times a week.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
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 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- 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 Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- 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
- 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 Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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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