There are 6 ways to get from San Diego to Estes Park by plane, shuttle, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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 Denver, shuttle
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Denver (DEN)plane SAN - DEN
- Take a shuttle bus from Denver International Airport to Estes Park, Co
5h 19m$196–293Bus via Santa Ana
cheapest- Take the bus from San Diego to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Estes Park Visitor Centerbus
29h 5m$191–357Train, bus
- Take the train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Las Vegas Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Denverbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Estes Park Visitor Centerbus
32h 19m$436–879Drive 1,108.4 mi
- Drive from San Diego to Estes Parkcar 1,108.4 mi
18h 14m$203–293Fly to Colorado Springs Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SAN - COS
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Denver International Airport to Estes Park, Co
8h 14m$192–520Bus
- Take the bus from San Diego to Las Vegas Stripbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Estes Park Visitor Centerbus
30h 50m$208–369
San Diego to Estes Park by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Estes Park is to bus via Santa Ana which costs $190 - $360 and takes 29h 5m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Estes Park is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 19m and costs $190 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from San Diego to Estes Park. However, there are services departing from San Diego and arriving at Estes Park Visitor Center via Santa Ana Bus Stop, Las Vegas Bus Terminal and Union Station Gate B4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 5m.
The distance between San Diego and Estes Park is 933 miles. The road distance is 1114.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Estes Park without a car is to bus via Santa Ana which takes 29h 5m and costs $190 - $360.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from San Diego to Estes Park, including transfers.
San Diego to Estes Park bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Diego station.
San Diego to Estes Park bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Ana station.
Estes Park is 1h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 6:24 AM in San Diego and 7:24 AM in Estes Park.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Estes Park is 1115 miles. It takes approximately 18h 14m to drive from San Diego to Estes Park.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Estes Park, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from San Diego to Estes Park Visitor Center via Santa Ana, Santa Ana Bus Stop, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B4 in around 29h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Las Vegas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (970) 586-5151
- [email protected]
- Website
- estesparkshuttle.com
Shuttle from Denver International Airport to Estes Park, Co
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://estesparkshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://estesparkshuttle.com/airport-shuttle-information/
- Book at
- https://reservations.estesparkshuttle.com/app/
Shuttle from Denver International Airport to Estes Park, Co
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://estesparkshuttle.com
- Schedules at
- https://estesparkshuttle.com/airport-shuttle-information/
- Book at
- https://reservations.estesparkshuttle.com/app/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Estes Park Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Estes Park Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Estes Park Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 719-687-3456
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Diego to Las Vegas Strip
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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