There are 6 ways to get from South Lake Tahoe to Colorado by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), 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.
Bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Denver
best- Take the bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airportbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Denver (DEN)plane RNO - DEN
7h 2m$258–481Bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airportbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane RNO - COS
9h$116–449Bus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Douglas County Community/Senior Centerbus 22
- Take the bus from Gardnerville - Smith's, 1341 US 395 to Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431bus 395
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
26h 53m$176–331Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airportbus Tahoe
- Take the train from Reno to Denvertrain California Zephyr
29h 27m$406–802Drive 1,018.5 mi
- Drive from South Lake Tahoe to Denvercar 1,018.5 mi
17h 29m$186–269Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Denver
- Take the bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Denver (DEN)plane SMF - DEN
9h 38m$141–387
South Lake Tahoe to Colorado by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South Lake Tahoe to Colorado is to bus and fly which costs $140 - $390 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from South Lake Tahoe to Colorado is to bus and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs $250 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from South Lake Tahoe to Colorado. However, there are services departing from US 50/Al Tahoe Blvd and arriving at Civic Center Loop via Stateline Transit Center, Gardnerville - Smith's, 1341 US 395, Sparks Transit Center and 16th Street & Wynkoop St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 53m.
The distance between South Lake Tahoe and Colorado is 894 miles. The road distance is 1024.5 miles.
The best way to get from South Lake Tahoe to Colorado without a car is to bus which takes 26h 53m and costs $170 - $340.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from South Lake Tahoe to Colorado, including transfers.
South Lake Tahoe to Colorado bus services, operated by Tahoe Transportation, depart from Stateline Transit Center station.
South Lake Tahoe to Colorado bus services, operated by Tahoe Transportation, arrive at Douglas County Community/Senior Center station.
Colorado is 1h ahead of South Lake Tahoe. It is currently 6:44 PM in South Lake Tahoe and 7:44 PM in Colorado.
Yes, the driving distance between South Lake Tahoe to Colorado is 1024 miles. It takes approximately 17h 29m to drive from South Lake Tahoe to Colorado.
What companies run services between South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA and Colorado, USA?
You can take a bus from US 50/Al Tahoe Blvd to Civic Center Loop via Stateline Transit Center, Douglas County Community/Senior Center, Gardnerville - Smith's, 1341 US 395, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and 16th Street & Wynkoop St in around 26h 53m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Reno to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $30–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
Bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $30–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
Bus from Stateline, NV - Bally's to Reno-Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $30–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
- Phone
- (530) 541-7149
- [email protected]
- Website
- tahoetransportation.org
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Douglas County Community/Senior Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.tahoetransportation.org/
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- [email protected]
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Gardnerville - Smith's, 1341 US 395 to Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
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