There are 10 ways to get from Buffalo to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane BUF - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 24m$307–922Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez, drive
cheapest- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Cortez (CEZ)plane BUF - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
10h 3m$136–624Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationbus
- 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
40h 50m$492–985Drive 1,830.3 mi
- Drive from Buffalo to Telluridecar 1,830.3 mi
31h 34m$334–483Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane BUF - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
10h 42m$522–1,022Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane BUF - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 28m$227–762Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane BUF - TEX
8h 11m$179–847Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Mississaugabus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane YYZ - TEX
11h 27m$172–754Train, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Granby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Granby Amtrak Station to Spring Creek, COcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Spring Creek, CO to Silverton, CO
44h 41m$726–1,554Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew 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 a shuttle bus from Durango Downtown to Purgatory Resort
- Take the taxi from Purgatory Resort to Telluridetaxi
47h 17m$837–1,712
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to fly and drive which costs $130 - $650 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Telluride is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs $170 - $850.
The distance between Buffalo and Telluride is 1655 miles. The road distance is 1841 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to Telluride without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 47h 17m and costs $800 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Buffalo to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Buffalo. It is currently 9:46 PM in Buffalo and 7:46 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Buffalo to Telluride is 1841 miles. It takes approximately 31h 34m to drive from Buffalo to Telluride.
There are 730+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and Delta fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cortez via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Granby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–800
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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