There are 8 ways to get from Charleston to Telluride by plane, shuttle, train, 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, shuttle
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane CHS - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 9m$327–938Fly to Cortez, drive
cheapest- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Cortez (CEZ)plane CHS - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
10h 56m$164–664Train, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak 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
2d 14h$1,675–2,557Drive 1,848.8 mi
- Drive from Charleston to Telluridecar 1,848.8 mi
35h 13m$327–472Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane CHS - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
11h 3m$536–1,050Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane CHS - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 51m$252–810Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane CHS - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 38m$238–780Fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane CHS - TEX
9h 58m$172–754
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Telluride is to fly and drive which costs $160 - $700 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Telluride is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs $170 - $800.
The distance between Charleston and Telluride is 1708 miles. The road distance is 1859.6 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Charleston to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Charleston. It is currently 9:01 PM in Charleston and 7:01 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Telluride is 1860 miles. It takes approximately 35h 13m to drive from Charleston to Telluride.
There are 635+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Key Lime, and Delta fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Cortez via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Cortez via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Granby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- 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)
- Phone
- +1 970 387 5565
- [email protected]
- Website
- San Juan Backcountry
Shuttle from Spring Creek, CO to Silverton, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $210–290
- Website
- San Juan Backcountry
- Schedules at
- Silverton Colorado Shuttle Services
- Adult
- $210–290
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
Shuttle from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
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