There are 10 ways to get from Washington to Telluride by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Telluride Regional Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane DCA - TEX
10h 30m$353–1,073Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane IAD - TEX
8h 52m$199–898Train, bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitybus
- Drive from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
2d$672–1,409Bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago 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 Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
2d 1h$396–716Drive 1,907.1 mi
- Drive from Washington to Telluridecar 1,907.1 mi
33h 51m$348–503Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane DCA - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
10h 30m$326–1,141Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane IAD - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
12h 22m$227–763Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane BWI - MTJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Telluride
12h 9m$257–1,405Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Telluride Regional Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)plane BWI - TEX
8h 48m$229–1,590Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
- Take the train from Durango, CO to Silvertontrain
2d 7h$843–1,785
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Telluride is to drive which costs $340 - $550 and takes 33h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Telluride is to train and fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $220 - $1,600.
The distance between Washington and Telluride is 1679 miles. The road distance is 1918.2 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Telluride without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $800 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Washington to Telluride, including transfers.
Telluride is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 9:15 PM in Washington and 7:15 PM in Telluride.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Telluride is 1918 miles. It takes approximately 33h 51m to drive from Washington to Telluride.
There are 655+ hotels available in Telluride.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Telluride, CO, USA?
American Airlines, Key Lime, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Columbus, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Telluride Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–490
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 877-872-4607
- [email protected]
- Website
- Durango Train
Train from Durango, CO to Silverton
- 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
- 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 Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Bustang
- 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)
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)
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
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