There are 10 ways to get from Columbus to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, 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 John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane CMH - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 38m$357–923Fly to Cortez, drive
cheapest- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Cortez (CEZ)plane CMH - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
10h 4m$136–575Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- 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
39h 58m$619–910Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo 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
41h 19m$790–1,411Drive 1,521.1 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Telluridecar 1,521.1 mi
26h 44m$278–401Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane CMH - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
10h 12m$552–1,123Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane CMH - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 1m$298–1,032Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane CMH - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 29m$247–863Fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane CMH - TEX
8h 52m$219–998Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- 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
45h 38m$704–1,447
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Telluride is to fly and drive which costs $130 - $600 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Telluride is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $210 - $1,000.
The distance between Columbus and Telluride is 1441 miles. The road distance is 1530 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Telluride without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 39h 58m and costs $600 - $950.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Columbus to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Columbus. It is currently 9:12 PM in Columbus and 7:12 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbus to Telluride is 1530 miles. It takes approximately 26h 44m to drive from Columbus to Telluride.
There are 676+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Key Lime, and American Airlines fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Cortez via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Cortez via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Cortez via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Cortez via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Cortez via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Granby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $430–900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877-872-4607
- [email protected]
- Website
- Durango Train
Train from Durango, CO to Silverton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- Durango Train
- 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
- [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)
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
Shuttle from Durango Downtown to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
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
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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