There are 7 ways to get from Telluride to Scottsdale by car, plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Cortez, fly
best- Drive from Telluride to Cortez (CEZ)car
- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Phoenix (PHX)plane CEZ - PHX
5h 21m$189–425Drive 477 mi
cheapest- Drive from Telluride to Scottsdalecar 477 mi
9h 39m$87–126Taxi, shuttle, bus
- Take the taxi from Telluride to Purgatory Resorttaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtown
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
18h 21m$533–660Fly from Telluride Regional Airport, line 44 bus, line 50 bus
- Fly from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane TEX - PHX
- Take the bus from 44th St & Washington St to 44th St & Camelback Rdbus
- Take the bus from Camelback Rd & 44th St to Chaparral Rd & Granite Reef Rdbus
4h 18m$192–518Shuttle, drive to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Drive from Montrose Airport to Downtown Transfer Facilitycar
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Phoenix (PHX)plane GJT - PHX
7h 42m$159–508Taxi, shuttle to Durango–La Plata County Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Telluride to Silvertontaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango La Plata County Airport
- Fly from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane DRO - PHX
7h 9m$467–759Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Telluride to Silvertontaxi
- Take the train from Silverton to Durango, COtrain
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempebus
22h 5m$465–808
Cortez (CEZ) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Telluride to Scottsdale is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Telluride to Scottsdale is to fly and line 44 bus and line 50 bus which takes 4h 18m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Telluride and Scottsdale is 424 miles. The road distance is 479.7 miles.
The best way to get from Telluride to Scottsdale without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus which takes 18h 21m and costs $500 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Telluride to Scottsdale, including transfers.
Scottsdale is 1h behind Telluride. It is currently 6:07 AM in Telluride and 5:07 AM in Scottsdale.
Yes, the driving distance between Telluride to Scottsdale is 480 miles. It takes approximately 9h 39m to drive from Telluride to Scottsdale.
There are 3224+ hotels available in Scottsdale.
What companies run services between Telluride, CO, USA and Scottsdale, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Telluride to Scottsdale. However, you can drive to Cortez (CEZ) airport, fly to Phoenix (PHX), walk to Terminal 4 Station, take the vehicle to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, walk to 44th St & Washington St, take the line 44 bus to 44th St & Camelback Rd, walk to Camelback Rd & 44th St, then take the line 50 bus to Chaparral Rd & Granite Reef Rd. 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, take the bus to Phoenix Bus Station, then take the taxi to Scottsdale.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Cortez to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Telluride Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Phoenix via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Phone
- +1 877-872-4607
- [email protected]
- Website
- Durango Train
Train from Silverton to Durango, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- Durango Train
- Children 4-11
- $60–200
- Adult Fare
- $95–230
- Presidential Class
- $190–220
- First Class
- $170–190
- Deluxe Class
- $134
- Standard Class
- $97
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
Shuttle from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
Shuttle from Purgatory Resort to Durango La Plata County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from 44th St & Washington St to 44th St & Camelback Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Camelback Rd & 44th St to Chaparral Rd & Granite Reef Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Mountain Limo
- Phone
- +1 888-546-6894
- Website
- mountainlimos.com
Mountain Limo
- Phone
- +1 888-546-6894
- Website
- mountainlimos.com
Mountain Limo
- Phone
- +1 888-546-6894
- Website
- mountainlimos.com
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