There are 8 ways to get from Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) to Crested Butte by plane, bus, train, shuttle, rideshare, 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 to Gunnison County Airport, bus
best- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane ABQ - GUC
- Take the bus from Spencer & Hwy 135 to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commercebus
4h 23m$84–421Drive 350.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) to Crested Buttecar 350.6 mi
7h 7m$64–93Bus, train, shuttle
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
- Take the train from Durango, CO to Silvertontrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Ouray, CO to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Crested Butte
16h 53m$343–654Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Albuquerque-ABQ to Crested Butte350.6 mi
7h 7mFly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, drive
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane ABQ - ASE
- Drive from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Crested Buttecar
5h 38m$85–421Fly to Eagle County Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane ABQ - EGE
- Drive from Eagle-Airport-EGE to Crested Buttecar
6h 16m$86–421Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Las Vegas Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Denverbus
- Take the bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Avon Stationbus
- Drive from Avon Station to Crested Buttecar
17h 20m$152–248Bus, drive
- Take the bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to Denverbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Parkbus Brt / ...
- Drive from Rubey Park to Crested Buttecar
17h 54m$130–177
Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) to Crested Butte is to drive which costs $60 - $95 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) to Crested Butte is to fly and bus which takes 4h 23m and costs $80 - $430.
The distance between Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) and Crested Butte is 273 miles. The road distance is 352.7 miles.
The best way to get from Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) to Crested Butte without a car is to bus and train and shuttle which takes 16h 53m and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) to Crested Butte, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) to Crested Butte is 353 miles. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) to Crested Butte.
There are 226+ hotels available in Crested Butte.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) and Crested Butte. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
What companies run services between Albuquerque Airport (ABQ), USA and Crested Butte, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Albuquerque Airport (ABQ) to Crested Butte. However, you can fly to Gunnison County Airport (GUC), take the taxi to Spencer & Hwy 135, then take the bus to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commerce. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sunport @ Arrivals Level to Crested Butte via A.T.C. , Albuquerque Bus Station, Durango, Durango, CO, Silverton, Silverton, CO, Ouray, CO, Montrose Airport, and Montrose Airport in around 16h 53m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 877-872-4607
- [email protected]
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Las Vegas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 970-641-4111
- Website
- gunnisonvalleyrta.com
Bus from Spencer & Hwy 135 to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commerce
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 970-626-5121
- [email protected]
- Website
- tellurides.com
Shuttle from Ouray, CO to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- https://tellurides.com
- Book at
- https://tellurides.com/reservation
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- [email protected]
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Crested Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- [email protected]
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Albuquerque-ABQ to Crested Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
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