There are 6 ways to get from Louisville to Crested Butte by plane, bus, car, 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 Gunnison County Airport, bus
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane SDF - GUC
- Take the bus from Spencer & Hwy 135 to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commercebus
8h 26m$143–617Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Parkbus Brt / ...
- Drive from Rubey Park to Crested Buttecar
33h 43m$236–424Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Avon Stationbus
- Drive from Avon Station to Crested Buttecar
34h 57m$452–933Drive 1,237.7 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Crested Buttecar 1,237.7 mi
22h 5m$226–327Fly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, drive
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane SDF - ASE
- Drive from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Crested Buttecar
8h 56m$146–624Fly to Eagle County Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane SDF - EGE
- Drive from Eagle-Airport-EGE to Crested Buttecar
10h 11m$147–625
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Crested Butte is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 22h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Crested Butte is to fly and bus which takes 8h 26m and costs $140 - $650.
The distance between Louisville and Crested Butte is 1190 miles. The road distance is 1245 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Louisville to Crested Butte, including transfers.
Crested Butte is 2h behind Louisville. It is currently 3:04 AM in Louisville and 1:04 AM in Crested Butte.
Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Crested Butte is 1245 miles. It takes approximately 22h 5m to drive from Louisville to Crested Butte.
There are 209+ hotels available in Crested Butte.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Crested Butte, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Louisville to Crested Butte. However, you can take the line 02 bus to Louisville International Airport, walk to Louisville International Airport (SDF) airport, fly to Gunnison County Airport (GUC), take the taxi to Spencer & Hwy 135, then take the bus to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commerce. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Louisville, KY to Crested Butte via Evansville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Union Station Gate B19, West Glenwood Park & Ride, and Rubey Park in around 33h 43m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 970-641-4111
- Website
- gunnisonvalleyrta.com
Bus from Spencer & Hwy 135 to Crested Butte 4-Way Stop near Chamber of Commerce
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com/
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Federal Center Station Gate L to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- [email protected]
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
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