There are 9 ways to get from Palo Alto to Colorado Springs by plane, bus (Greyhound), subway, train, bus, 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SJC - COS
7h 32m$102–433Fly San Francisco International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SFO - COS
7h 31m$98–392Bus
- Take the bus from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37bus Epx
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Stationbus
33h 30m$209–410BART, train, bus
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Stationbus
38h 46m$469–939Drive 1,229.1 mi
- Drive from Palo Alto to Colorado Springscar 1,229.1 mi
22h 58m$225–324Fly San Francisco International Airport to Denver, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Denver (DEN)plane SFO - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
6h 33m$139–623Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Denver (DEN)plane SJC - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
6h 33m$138–504Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane OAK - COS
9h 5m$118–488Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Denver (DEN)plane OAK - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
8h 7m$449–639
Palo Alto to Colorado Springs by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Colorado Springs is to fly which costs $95 - $400 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Colorado Springs is to fly and bus which takes 6h 33m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Palo Alto to Colorado Springs station. However, there are services departing from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St and arriving at Colorado Springs Downtown Station via San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Union Station Gate B4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 30m.
The distance between Palo Alto and Colorado Springs is 979 miles. The road distance is 1236.2 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Colorado Springs without a car is to bus which takes 33h 30m and costs $200 - $410.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Palo Alto to Colorado Springs, including transfers.
Palo Alto to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St station.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Colorado Springs is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $100 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $410 and takes 33h 30m.
Palo Alto to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 station.
Colorado Springs is 1h ahead of Palo Alto. It is currently 3:20 AM in Palo Alto and 4:20 AM in Colorado Springs.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Colorado Springs, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St to Colorado Springs Downtown Station via Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37, San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B4 in around 33h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Denver via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 719-687-3456
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
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