There are 9 ways to get from Montrose to Fort Smith by plane, car, shuttle, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly Montrose Regional Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM)plane MTJ - FSM
5h 52m$135–494Drive to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly to Fort Smith Municipal Airport
cheapest- Drive from Montrose to Grand-Junction-Airport-GJTcar
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM)plane GJT - FSM
6h 9m$119–527Drive, shuttle, bus
- Drive from Montrose to Purgatory Resortcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtown
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Oklahoma City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depotbus
25h 9m$286–437Drive 915 mi
- Drive from Montrose to Fort Smithcar 915 mi
16h 10m$167–242Fly Montrose Regional Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane MTJ - XNA
- Drive from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Fort Smithcar
5h 48m$161–664Shuttle to Gunnison County Airport, fly to Fort Smith Municipal Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Gunnison Airport
- Fly from Gunnison County Airport (GUC) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM)plane GUC - FSM
10h 12m$210–633Drive, bus
- Drive from Montrose to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitycar
- Take the bus from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Burenbus
25h 15m$214–357Shuttle, taxi, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose, CO to Ouray, CO
- Take the taxi from Silverton, CO to Durangotaxi
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tulsa to Fort Smith Van Burenbus
27h 39m$567–805Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Montrose to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationcar
- Take the train from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Burenbus
28h$264–487
Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montrose to Fort Smith is to drive which costs $160 - $250 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Montrose to Fort Smith is to fly and drive which takes 5h 48m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Montrose and Fort Smith is 792 miles. The road distance is 920.3 miles.
The best way to get from Montrose to Fort Smith without a car is to shuttle and taxi and bus which takes 27h 39m and costs $550 - $850.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Montrose to Fort Smith, including transfers.
Fort Smith is 1h ahead of Montrose. It is currently 4:13 PM in Montrose and 5:13 PM in Fort Smith.
Yes, the driving distance between Montrose to Fort Smith is 920 miles. It takes approximately 16h 10m to drive from Montrose to Fort Smith.
There are 55+ hotels available in Fort Smith.
What companies run services between Montrose, CO, USA and Fort Smith, AR, USA?
American Airlines flies from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Denver, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
Shuttle from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Oklahoma City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Gunnison Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Bustang
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Buren
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Tulsa to Fort Smith Van Buren
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $45–65
Bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Buren
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- +1 970-626-5121
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tellurides
Shuttle from Montrose, CO to Ouray, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55
- Website
- Tellurides
- Book at
- Tellurides - Traveling to Montrose
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