There are 8 ways to get from Oakland to Telluride by plane, shuttle, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane SFO - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
8h 34m$161–483Fly San Francisco International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane SFO - TEX
7h 39m$98–458Train, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Emeryville to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
27h 13m$709–1,102Drive 1,042.5 mi
- Drive from Oakland to Telluridecar 1,042.5 mi
18h 46m$173–249Fly Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane OAK - TEX
6h 43m$102–501Fly Oakland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane OAK - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 28m$175–556Fly San Francisco International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane SFO - ASE
- Drive from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Crested Buttecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
11h 7m$308–722Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Emeryville 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
29h 18m$506–796
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Telluride is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Telluride is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs $100 - $500.
The distance between Oakland and Telluride is 895 miles. The road distance is 1048.6 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Oakland to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 12:59 AM in Oakland and 1:59 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Telluride is 1049 miles. It takes approximately 18h 46m to drive from Oakland to Telluride.
There are 740+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Key Lime fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 4 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- [email protected]
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- [email protected]
- 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)
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 Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- 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)
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Provo Central Station to Monticello
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1 970-239-6034
- [email protected]
- Website
- SMART
Bus from Norwood Fairgrounds to Telluride Court House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- SMART
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