There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Telluride by plane, shuttle, bus, 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.
Fly Sonoma County Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane STS - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
9h 11m$476–835Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane OAK - TEX
9h 22m$128–586Bus, train, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
29h 16mDrive 1,051 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Telluridecar 1,051 mi
19h 9m$192–277Fly Sonoma County Airport to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane STS - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 10m$186–585Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane SFO - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 31m$183–499
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Telluride is to drive which costs $190 - $280 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Telluride is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 11m and costs $470 - $850.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Telluride is 926 miles. The road distance is 1057.1 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Santa Rosa to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 4:10 AM in Santa Rosa and 5:10 AM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Telluride is 1057 miles. It takes approximately 19h 9m to drive from Santa Rosa to Telluride.
There are 709+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Telluride. However, you can take the bus to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal, walk to Sonoma County Airport (STS) airport, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO), walk to Durango La Plata County Airport, take the shuttle to Purgatory Resort, take the shuttle to Silverton, then take the taxi to Telluride. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Telluride via Martinez, Martinez, Grand Junction Amtrak Station, and Montrose Airport in around 29h 16m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Burbank, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
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
- $65–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Santa Ana, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Long Beach, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Burbank, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Martinez to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
Shuttle from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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)
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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