There are 6 ways to get from Estes Park to Grand Junction by car, train, bus, shuttle, or plane
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Drive, train (Amtrak)
best- Drive from Estes Park to Granby Amtrak Stationcar
- Take the train from Granby Amtrak Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain California Zephyr
8h 20m$81–161Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estes Park Visitor Center to Union Stationbus Estes
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitybus West
8h 35m$45–64Drive 274.1 mi
- Drive from Estes Park to Grand Junctioncar 274.1 mi
5h 25m$50–73Shuttle, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Estes Park, Co to Denver International Airport
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane DEN - GJT
5h 3m$126–448Shuttle, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Estes Park, Co to Denver International Airport
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane DEN - MTJ
- Drive from Montrose-Airport-MTJ to Grand Junctioncar
5h 8m$125–381Shuttle, fly to Gunnison County Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Estes Park, Co to Denver International Airport
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane DEN - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Grand Junctioncar
6h 54m$210–531
Estes Park to Grand Junction by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Estes Park to Grand Junction is to bus which costs $45 - $65 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Estes Park to Grand Junction is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 3m and costs $120 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Estes Park to Grand Junction. However, there are services departing from Estes Park Visitor Center and arriving at Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility via Union Station Gate B19. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
The distance between Estes Park and Grand Junction is 315 miles. The road distance is 275.7 miles.
The best way to get from Estes Park to Grand Junction without a car is to bus which takes 8h 35m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Estes Park to Grand Junction, including transfers.
Estes Park to Grand Junction bus services, operated by Bustang, depart from Estes Park Visitor Center station.
Estes Park to Grand Junction bus services, operated by Bustang, arrive at Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Estes Park to Grand Junction is 276 miles. It takes approximately 5h 25m to drive from Estes Park to Grand Junction.
There are 115+ hotels available in Grand Junction.
What companies run services between Estes Park, CO, USA and Grand Junction, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Estes Park Visitor Center to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility via Union Station and Union Station Gate B19 in around 8h 35m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Denver to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Denver to Gunnison County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Granby Amtrak Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Estes Park Visitor Center to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 (970) 586-5151
- [email protected]
- Website
- estesparkshuttle.com
Shuttle from Estes Park, Co to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://estesparkshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://estesparkshuttle.com/airport-shuttle-information/
- Book at
- https://reservations.estesparkshuttle.com/app/
Shuttle from Estes Park, Co to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://estesparkshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://estesparkshuttle.com/airport-shuttle-information/
- Book at
- https://reservations.estesparkshuttle.com/app/
Shuttle from Estes Park, Co to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://estesparkshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://estesparkshuttle.com/airport-shuttle-information/
- Book at
- https://reservations.estesparkshuttle.com/app/
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- [email protected]
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
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