There are 6 ways to get from State College to Boulder by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), 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 from Penn State University Park Airport, bus
best- Fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Denver (DEN)plane SCE - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
8h 44m$145–707Bus, train via Pittsburgh
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent Drbus Ff1 / ...
36h 23m$418–974Bus
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Avebus Ff1 / ...
37h 53m$278–574Drive 1,556.8 mi
- Drive from State College to Bouldercar 1,556.8 mi
25h 18m$285–411Bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Denver (DEN)plane PIT - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
12h 40m$188–894Bus, train
- Take the bus from State College Regional Airport to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus Ff1 / ...
37h 8m$355–757
State College to Boulder by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from State College to Boulder is to drive which costs $280 - $410 and takes 25h 18m.
The fastest way to get from State College to Boulder is to fly and bus which takes 8h 44m and costs $140 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from State College station to Boulder. However, there are services departing from State College Bus Station and arriving at Broadway & Euclid Ave via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station and Union Station Gate B17. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 53m.
The distance between State College and Boulder is 1467 miles. The road distance is 1565.8 miles.
The best way to get from State College to Boulder without a car is to bus and train via Pittsburgh which takes 36h 23m and costs $410 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from State College to Boulder, including transfers.
State College to Boulder bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from State College Bus Station.
State College to Boulder bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Boulder is 2h behind State College. It is currently 3:16 PM in State College and 1:16 PM in Boulder.
Yes, the driving distance between State College to Boulder is 1566 miles. It takes approximately 25h 18m to drive from State College to Boulder.
What companies run services between State College, PA, USA and Boulder, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from State College Bus Station to Broadway & Euclid Ave via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B17 in around 37h 53m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Denver via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare, Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Denver via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $24–50
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $27–90
- Flexible
- $50–95
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from State College Regional Airport to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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