There are 9 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs by taxi, plane, bus, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), subway, train, 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.
Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Denver, bus
best- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Denver (DEN)plane MRY - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
5h 55m$274–675Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SJC - COS
8h 22m$105–447Bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland 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
34h 29m$207–408Bus, BART, train
- Take the bus from Ocean & Water to Diridon Stationbus 17
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Stationbus
39h 57m$454–941Drive 1,255 mi
- Drive from Santa Cruz to Colorado Springscar 1,255 mi
23h 19m$229–331Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane MRY - COS
6h 56m$238–604Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- 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
7h 23m$236–678Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Denver
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- 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
8h 1m$150–640Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Denver
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose 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 44m$454–648
Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs is to bus which costs $200 - $410 and takes 34h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 5h 55m and costs $270 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs station. However, there are services departing from Front and arriving at Colorado Springs Downtown Station via San Jose Diridon Station, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center and Union Station Gate B4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 29m.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Colorado Springs is 1091 miles. The road distance is 1262.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs without a car is to bus which takes 34h 29m and costs $200 - $410.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs, including transfers.
Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at Diridon Station.
Colorado Springs is 1h ahead of Santa Cruz. It is currently 12:37 AM in Santa Cruz and 1:37 AM in Colorado Springs.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs is 1262 miles. It takes approximately 23h 19m to drive from Santa Cruz to Colorado Springs.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Colorado Springs, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Front to Colorado Springs Downtown Station via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Station, Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B4 in around 34h 29m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
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
- $85–420
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
- $150–650
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 San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
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 Monterey Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
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
- $150–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- 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 Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $430–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Ocean & Water to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Bustang
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Deluxe Taxi Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 831-475-3232
Go Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-246-1234
Santa Cruz Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-423-1234
Deluxe Taxi Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 831-475-3232
Go Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-246-1234
Santa Cruz Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-423-1234
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