There are 10 ways to get from Madison to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, train, taxi, 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 Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane MSN - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
9h 53m$307–972Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cortez, drive
cheapest- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Cortez (CEZ)plane MSN - CEZ
- Drive from Cortez (CEZ) to Telluridecar
8h 48m$126–574Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- 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
41h 59m$586–1,301Bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union 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
45h 6m$616–921Drive 1,269.7 mi
- Drive from Madison to Telluridecar 1,269.7 mi
21h 58m$232–335Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane MSN - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 36m$522–1,072Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane MSN - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 56m$217–812Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MSN - TEX
9h 5m$179–897Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane MKE - TEX
9h 15m$199–914Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Stationtrain 750
- Take the bus from Provo Central Station to Monticellobus
- Drive from Monticello to Norwood Fairgroundscar
- Take the bus from Norwood Fairgrounds to Telluride Court Housebus
2d 3h$518–1,139
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Telluride is to drive which costs $230 - $340 and takes 21h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Telluride is to fly and drive which takes 8h 48m and costs $120 - $600.
The distance between Madison and Telluride is 1118 miles. The road distance is 1277.1 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Telluride without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 59m and costs $550 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Madison to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 12:48 AM in Madison and 11:48 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Telluride is 1277 miles. It takes approximately 21h 58m to drive from Madison to Telluride.
There are 732+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
United Airlines and Key Lime fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- 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)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $240–290
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