There are 9 ways to get from Sacramento to Telluride by plane, car, shuttle, train, 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 to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane SMF - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
8h 58m$208–732Fly to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane SMF - TEX
6h 5m$149–748Train, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Sacramento to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
25h 15m$438–843Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Monticellobus
- Drive from Monticello to Norwood Fairgroundscar
- Take the bus from Norwood Fairgrounds to Telluride Court Housebus
25h 27m$174–341Drive 962.6 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Telluridecar 962.6 mi
17h 23m$176–254Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane SMF - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
8h 51m$492–893Fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane SMF - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
9h 20m$287–803Fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane SMF - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h$197–643Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Sacramento 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
27h 20m$302–592
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Telluride is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Telluride is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs $140 - $750.
The distance between Sacramento and Telluride is 851 miles. The road distance is 968.2 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Sacramento to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 9:06 PM in Sacramento and 10:06 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Telluride is 968 miles. It takes approximately 17h 23m to drive from Sacramento to Telluride.
There are 673+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Key Lime fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) 4 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Shuttle from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Green River to Monticello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Provo Central Station to Monticello
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 970-239-6034
- [email protected]
- Website
- smarttelluride.colorado.gov
Bus from Norwood Fairgrounds to Telluride Court House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://smarttelluride.colorado.gov
Bus from Norwood Fairgrounds to Telluride Court House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://smarttelluride.colorado.gov
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- [email protected]
- Website
- purgatory.ski
Shuttle from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- https://www.purgatory.ski
- Schedules at
- https://www.purgatory.ski/transportation-and-shuttle-services/
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