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How to get fromTelluride to Quartzsiteby car, plane, shuttle, taxi, bus, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Telluride to Quartzsite by car, plane, shuttle, taxi, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Cortez, fly, shuttle

    best
    1. Drive from Telluride to Cortez (CEZ)car car
    2. Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane CEZ - PHX
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsiteshuttle bus
    6h 52m
    $299–395

  2. Drive 569.5 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Telluride to Quartzsitecar car 569.5 mi
    11h 22m
    $104–151

  3. Taxi, shuttle, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Telluride to Purgatory Resorttaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtownshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Flagstafftrain train
    5. Take the bus from Flagstaff Amtrak Station to Phoenix Airportbus bus
    6. Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsiteshuttle bus
    22h 48m
    $747–1,014

  4. Fly from Telluride Regional Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane TEX - PHX
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsiteshuttle bus
    5h 50m
    $532–1,108

  5. Taxi, shuttle to Durango–La Plata County Airport, fly, shuttle

    1. Take the taxi from Telluride to Silvertontaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango La Plata County Airportshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane DRO - PHX
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsiteshuttle bus
    8h 30m
    $627–909

  6. Shuttle, drive to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airportshuttle bus
    2. Drive from Montrose Airport to Downtown Transfer Facilitycar car
    3. Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Phoenix (PHX)plane plane GJT - PHX
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Quartzsiteshuttle bus
    9h 11m
    $749–1,936

  7. Taxi, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Telluride to Purgatory Resorttaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtownshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Phoenix to Blythe McDonaldsbus bus
    24h 4m
    $566–753

  8. Taxi, train, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Telluride to Silvertontaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Silverton to Durango, COtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Durango to Bernalillobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Albuquerque, NM to Las Cruces, NMbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Las Cruces, NM to Blythe McDonaldsbus bus
    26h 9m
    $449–776

Cortez (CEZ) to Phoenix (PHX) flights

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Duration1h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$120Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 542.8 mi
  • Duration: 6h 52m

What companies run services between Telluride, CO, USA and Quartzsite, AZ, USA?

There is no direct connection from Telluride to Quartzsite. However, you can drive to Cortez (CEZ) airport, fly to Phoenix (PHX), walk to Sky Harbor International Airport, then take the shuttle to Quartzsite. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Purgatory Resort, take the shuttle to Durango Downtown, walk to Durango, take the bus to Albuquerque Bus Station, walk to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center, take the train to Flagstaff, walk to Flagstaff Amtrak Station, take the bus to Phoenix Airport, walk to Sky Harbor International Airport, then take the shuttle to Quartzsite.

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