There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Telluride by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane DCA - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
8h 38m$335–1,249Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane IAD - TEX
8h 32m$209–1,003Train, bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitybus
- Drive from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
2d$652–1,352Drive 1,907.1 mi
- Drive from Washington to Telluridecar 1,907.1 mi
33h 53m$348–503Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane BWI - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 4m$227–1,355Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane IAD - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 32m$217–768Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane DCA - TEX
8h 10m$403–1,835Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
- Take the train from Durango, CO to Silvertontrain
2d 7h$824–1,789
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Telluride is to subway and fly and shuttle which costs $210 - $800 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Telluride is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs $400 - $1,900.
The distance between Washington and Telluride is 1736 miles. The road distance is 1918.2 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Telluride without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $800 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Washington to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 6:04 AM in Washington and 4:04 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Telluride is 1918 miles. It takes approximately 33h 53m to drive from Washington to Telluride.
There are 1645+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Frontier Airlines, Key Lime, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Pittsburgh, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 877-872-4607
- info@durangotrain.com
- Website
- durangotrain.com
Train from Durango, CO to Silverton
- 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 Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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