There are 10 ways to get from Telluride to Madison by shuttle, plane, car, bus, train, or taxi
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Shuttle to Montrose Regional Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane MTJ - MSN
8h 18m$228–857Fly Telluride Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
cheapest- Fly from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane TEX - MSN
6h 16m$139–746Shuttle, drive, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose AirportMtj
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitycar
- Take the bus from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
33h 35m$442–916Taxi, train, bus via St. Louis
- Take the taxi from Telluride to Silvertontaxi
- Take the train from Silverton to Durango, COtrain
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
44h 52m$490–936Drive 1,269.8 mi
- Drive from Telluride to Madisoncar 1,269.8 mi
21h 57m$232–335Shuttle, shuttle to Gunnison County Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Gunnison Airport
- Fly from Gunnison County Airport (GUC) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane GUC - MSN
9h 30m$308–967Taxi, shuttle to Durango–La Plata County Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the taxi from Telluride to Silvertontaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango La Plata County Airport
- Fly from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane DRO - MSN
9h 27m$550–1,147Shuttle to Montrose Regional Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MTJ - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
10h 15m$236–600Drive to Cortez, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Drive from Telluride to Cortez (CEZ)car
- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane CEZ - MSN
7h 41m$187–923Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Telluride to Silvertontaxi
- Take the train from Silverton to Durango, COtrain
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
42h 34m$630–1,326
Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Telluride to Madison is to drive which costs $230 - $340 and takes 21h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Telluride to Madison is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs $130 - $750.
The distance between Telluride and Madison is 1101 miles. The road distance is 1277.2 miles.
The best way to get from Telluride to Madison without a car is to taxi and train and bus via St. Louis which takes 44h 52m and costs $490 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Telluride to Madison, including transfers.
Madison is 1h ahead of Telluride. It is currently 12:25 AM in Telluride and 1:25 AM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Telluride to Madison is 1277 miles. It takes approximately 21h 57m to drive from Telluride to Madison.
There are 116+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Telluride, CO, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
Key Lime, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Telluride Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Houston, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Cortez to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Cortez to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Telluride Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Telluride Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Cortez to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Cortez to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Cortez to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Cortez to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 877-872-4607
- info@durangotrain.com
- Website
- durangotrain.com
Train from Silverton to Durango, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- https://www.durangotrain.com
- Children 4-11
- $60–200
- Adult Fare
- $95–230
- Presidential Class
- $190–220
- First Class
- $170–190
- Deluxe Class
- $134
- Standard Class
- $97
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Gunnison Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- dispatch@purgatory.ski
- Website
- purgatory.ski
Shuttle from Purgatory Resort to Durango La Plata County Airport
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Mountain Limo
- Phone
- +1 888-546-6894
- Website
- mountainlimos.com
Mountain Limo
- Phone
- +1 888-546-6894
- Website
- mountainlimos.com
Mountain Limo
- Phone
- +1 888-546-6894
- Website
- mountainlimos.com
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