There are 7 ways to get from St. Louis to Montrose by plane, bus, car, train, or shuttle
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 Montrose Regional Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane STL - MTJ
6h 24m$158–648Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane STL - GJT
- Drive from Grand-Junction-Airport-GJT to Montrosecar
7h 5m$154–720Bus, drive
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitybus
- Drive from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrosecar
25h$176–311Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrosecar
31h 50m$436–884Drive 1,048.8 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Montrosecar 1,048.8 mi
18h 27m$192–277Fly to Gunnison County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Gunnison County Airport (GUC)plane STL - GUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
7h 53m$232–748Bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Parkbus Brt / ...
- Drive from Rubey Park to Crested Buttecar
- Take a shuttle bus from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
28h 39m$332–553
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Montrose is to bus and drive which costs $170 - $320 and takes 25h.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Montrose is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between St. Louis and Montrose is 968 miles. The road distance is 1054.9 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from St. Louis to Montrose, including transfers.
Montrose is 1h behind St. Louis. It is currently 7:15 AM in St. Louis and 6:15 AM in Montrose.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Montrose is 1055 miles. It takes approximately 18h 27m to drive from St. Louis to Montrose.
There are 32+ hotels available in Montrose.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Montrose, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Gunnison County Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Bustang
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Gunnison Airport to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Crested Butte to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- [email protected]
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Rubey Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
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