There are 8 ways to get from Denver to West Lafayette by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, shuttle, or train
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 Purdue University Airport
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Purdue University Airport (LAF)plane DEN - LAF
7h 21m$90–439Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain Cardinal
22h 41m$633–982Bus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0123S
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lafayette Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2511 / ...
23h 45m$201–304Drive 1,022.3 mi
- Drive from Denver to West Lafayettecar 1,022.3 mi
18h 8m$187–270Fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Indianapolis (IND)plane DEN - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Airport to Purdue Memorial Unionbus
6h 10m$139–408Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DEN - ORD
- Take a shuttle bus from O'Hare International Terminal 2 to West Lafayette, IN
8h 46m$93–251Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DEN - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 48m$204–301Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane DEN - MKE
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Lafayette Bus Stopbus
9h 20m$216–794
Denver to West Lafayette by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Denver to West Lafayette is to fly and shuttle which costs $90 - $260 and takes 8h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to West Lafayette is to fly and bus which takes 6h 10m and costs $130 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Denver station to West Lafayette. However, there are services departing from Denver Union Station and arriving at Lafayette Bus Stop via Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Denver to West Lafayette station. However, there are services departing from Denver and arriving at Lafayette Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 41m.
The distance between Denver and West Lafayette is 967 miles. The road distance is 1028.3 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to West Lafayette without a car is to train which takes 22h 41m and costs $600 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Denver to West Lafayette, including transfers.
Denver to West Lafayette bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Denver Union Station.
Denver to West Lafayette train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Denver station.
The best way to get from Denver to West Lafayette is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs $90 - $440. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $600 - $1,000 and takes 22h 41m, you could also bus, which costs $200 - $310 and takes 23h 45m.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and West Lafayette, IN, USA?
United Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to Purdue University Airport (LAF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Denver to Lafayette Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station in around 22h 41m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to Indianapolis via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Purdue University Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Purdue University Airport via Omaha, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Purdue University Airport via Cedar Rapids, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Purdue University Airport via Madison, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Denver to Purdue University Airport via Kansas City, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Denver to Purdue University Airport via Des Moines, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Purdue University Airport via Kearney, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Denver to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lafayette Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Lafayette Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Lafayette Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 765-637-5124
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
Bus from Indianapolis Airport to Purdue Memorial Union
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–36
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
- Online Advance
- $28–31
- Walk up Cash
- $33–36
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from O'Hare International Terminal 2 to West Lafayette, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–56
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $30–50
- Adult
- $51–56
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Booking & Getting There
Denver to West Lafayette bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
West Lafayette is 2h ahead of Denver. It is currently 4:47 AM in Denver and 6:47 AM in West Lafayette.
Denver to West Lafayette train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denver to West Lafayette is 1028 miles. It takes approximately 18h 8m to drive from Denver to West Lafayette.
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