There are 9 ways to get from Thornton to Moab by train, plane, bus, shuttle, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train, fly to Moab
best- Take the train from Original Thornton - 88th Station Track 1 to Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Moab (CNY)plane DEN - CNY
4h 48m$113–273Train, drive (Amtrak)
cheapest- Take the train from Denver to Green River Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Drive from Green River Station to Moabcar
12h 1m$57–717Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Regional Airportbus West
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
9h 48m$308–458Drive 349.5 mi
- Drive from Thornton to Moabcar 349.5 mi
6h 11m$64–93Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane DEN - GJT
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
5h 57m$328–743Fly to Cortez, drive
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Cortez (CEZ)plane DEN - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Moabcar
6h 9m$134–248Fly to Telluride Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane DEN - TEX
- Drive from Telluride-Regional-Airport-TEX to Moabcar
6h 17m$207–648Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane DEN - MTJ
- Drive from Montrose-Airport-MTJ to Moabcar
7h 15m$83–383Bus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Green Riverbus Greyhound US1200
- Take the bus from Green River to Moab, UTbus Salt Lake
10h 49m$59–193
Thornton to Moab by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thornton to Moab is to drive which costs $60 - $95 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Thornton to Moab is to train and fly which takes 4h 48m and costs $110 - $280.
The distance between Thornton and Moab is 333 miles. The road distance is 351.6 miles.
The best way to get from Thornton to Moab without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 9h 48m and costs $300 - $460.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Thornton to Moab, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Thornton to Moab is 352 miles. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Thornton to Moab.
There are 522+ hotels available in Moab.
What companies run services between Thornton, CO, USA and Moab, UT, USA?
You can take a train from Original Thornton - 88th Station Track 1 to Moab, UT via Union Station, Denver Union Station, and Green River in around 10h 49m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Denver to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Denver to Cortez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Denver to Telluride Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Denver to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Train from Original Thornton - 88th Station Track 1 to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Green River Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- dualsportutah@gmail.com
- Website
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Green River to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
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