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How to get fromTelluride to San Diegoby shuttle, plane, bus, car, train or taxi

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There are 8 ways to get from Telluride to San Diego by shuttle, plane, bus, car, train, or taxi

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  1. Shuttle, shuttle to Durango–La Plata County Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport

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    1. Take a shuttle bus from Telluride Ski Resort, CO to Ouray, COshuttle
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango La Plata County Airportshuttle
    3. Fly from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)planeDRO - SAN
    9h 3m
    $325–873

  2. Fly Telluride Regional Airport to San Diego International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)planeTEX - SAN
    5h 56m
    $109–516

  3. Bus, drive, train

    1. Take the bus from Telluride Court House to Norwood Fairgroundsbus
    2. Drive from Norwood Fairgrounds to Monticellocar
    3. Take the bus from Monticello to Green Riverbus
    4. Take the bus from Green River to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
    5. Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
    6. Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diegotrain
    24h 24m
    $154–292

  4. Drive, bus, train

    1. Drive from Telluride to Durangocar
    2. Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Riversidetrain
    4. Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Oceansidetrain
    5. Take the bus from Oceanside Transit Center Stall 8 to UTC Transit Centerbus101
    30h 9m
    $133–343

  5. Drive 823.8 mi

    1. Drive from Telluride to San Diegocar823.8 mi
    14h 47m
    $151–218

  6. Shuttle to Montrose Regional Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)planeMTJ - LAX
    3. Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
    8h 44m

  7. Drive to Cortez, fly to San Diego International Airport

    1. Drive from Telluride to Cortez (CEZ)car
    2. Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)planeCEZ - SAN
    6h 38m
    $127–576

  8. Taxi, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Telluride to Purgatory Resorttaxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtownshuttle
    3. Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
    5. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diegobus
    30h 49m
    $469–720

Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights

Calendar78Weekly Planes
Duration5h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket$79Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Telluride, CO, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?

Key Lime and Southwest Airlines fly from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) once daily.

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