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How to get fromBoulder to Ourayby bus, plane, taxi, car, shuttle, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Boulder to Ouray by bus, plane, taxi, car, shuttle, or train

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  1. Bus, fly to Telluride Regional Airport, taxi

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    1. Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus bus
    2. Fly from Denver (DEN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane plane DEN - TEX
    3. Take the taxi from Telluride-Regional-Airport-TEX to Ouraytaxi taxi
    4h 35m
    $456–806

  2. Drive 311.4 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Boulder to Ouraycar car 311.4 mi
    6h 16m
    $57–83

  3. Bus, drive, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Broadway & 20th St to Union Stationbus bus Ff2 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitybus bus
    3. Drive from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar car
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, COshuttle bus
    10h 39m
    $106–127

  4. Bus, train, drive, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Union Stationbus bus Ff1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Denver to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain train
    3. Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrose Airportcar car
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, COshuttle bus
    13h 2m
    $156–257

  5. Bus, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus bus
    2. Fly from Denver (DEN) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane plane DEN - MTJ
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, COshuttle bus
    5h 40m
    $104–344

  6. Bus, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus bus
    2. Fly from Denver (DEN) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane plane DEN - DRO
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resortshuttle bus
    7h 2m
    $376–661

  7. Bus, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus bus
    2. Fly from Denver (DEN) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane plane DEN - GJT
    3. Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar car
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, COshuttle bus
    8h 4m
    $125–443

  8. Bus, fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from US 36 & Flatiron Station Gate A to Denver Airport Station Gate 6bus bus
    2. Fly from Denver (DEN) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane plane DEN - GUC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airportshuttle bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, COshuttle bus
    7h 40m
    $189–494

  9. Shuttle

    1. Take a shuttle bus from I-70/Kipling St., West Denver, CO to Steamboat Springs, COshuttle bus Steamboat
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Spring Creek, CO to Silverton, COshuttle bus Spring Creek
    14h 3m
    $366–481

Denver (DEN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) flights

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  • Distance: 310.2 mi
  • Duration: 4h 35m

What companies run services between Boulder, CO, USA and Ouray, CO, USA?

You can take a bus from Downtown Boulder Station Gate 1 to Ouray, CO via US 36 & Sheridan Station Gate C, US 36 & Sheridan Station Gate A, Kipling St & W 49th Ave, I-70/Kipling St., West Denver, CO, Steamboat Springs, CO, Spring Creek, CO, and Silverton, CO in around 14h 3m.

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