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Transportation

By car, shuttle or plane, with some simple planning your trip to Telluride is sure to be seamless and fun! However you decide to travel, Ski Trip Advisors can get you to Telluride at the lowest price, anywhere, guaranteed. Please select a button below for more information:

Telluride Ski Resort is located at 565 Mountain Village Blvd., Telluride, CO 81435.
Telluride is centrally located in southwestern Colorado, along the scenic San Juan Skyway. A perfect base camp for adventures, Telluride is easily accessible from a variety of locations. If you are need of airfare, ground transportation or car rental information, choose a tab above. For driving directions, and in town transportation, please scroll down:

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The free gondola is the most convenient and scenic way to travel between Telluride and Mountain Village. In-town transportation is also available in both communities.

 

Transportation within Telluride:

Free Shuttles: Galloping Goose shuttle buses run every 20 minutes between 7 a.m. and midnight daily. Stops are located every few blocks.

Transportation within Mountain Village:

Free shuttles run throughout Mountain Village every half hour.

Dial-A-Ride is available daily to guests in Mountain Village between 7 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. during summer and winter. Call 970.728.8888 

 

Driving Directions

Durango to Telluride

The following are driving directions from Durango, CO to Telluride, CO

  • Drive W. on US-160 W towards Mancos
  • In Mancos, turn right onto CO-184 W / N Main St
  • Turn right onto CO-145 N / Railroad Ave and continue through Dolores
  • Turn right onto CO-145 S and follow the signs to Telluride
  • At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto W Colorado Ave

111 miles | 2 hours 13 minutes

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Montrose to Telluride

The following are driving directions from Montrose, CO to Telluride, CO

  • Drive south on US-550 S to Ridgway
  • In Ridgway, turn right onto CO-62 W / State Hwy 62 / Sherman St
  • Turn left onto CO-145 S and follow the signs to Telluride
  • At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto W Colorado Ave

66 miles | 1 hour 22 minutes

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Ridgway to Telluride

The following are driving directions from Ridgway, CO to Telluride, CO

  • Drive west on CO-62 / State Hwy 62 / Sherman St
  • Turn left onto CO-145 S and follow the signs to Telluride
  • At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto W Colorado Ave

39 miles | 51 minutes

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Cortez to Telluride

The following are driving directions from Cortez, CO to Telluride, CO

  • Drive north on CO-145 N / N Dolores Road
  • Turn right onto CO-145 S and follow the signs to Telluride
  • At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto W Colorado Ave

76 miles | 1 hour 37 minutes

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Denver to Telluride

The following are driving directions from Denver, CO to Telluride, CO

  • Drive west on I-70 W
  • Take exit 37 to merge onto I-79 BUS W / US-6 W toward Clifton/Grand Junction
  • Merge onto I-70 BS W / US-6 W
  • Turn left onto CO-141 S / 32 Rd
  • Turn left onto CO-141 S / US-50 E / Alt Route State Hwy 141
  • Continue onto N Townsend Ave
  • Continue onto US-550 S
  • Turn right onto CO-62 W / State Hwy 62 / Sherman St
  • Turn left onto CO-145 S and follow the signs to Telluride
  • At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto W Colorado Ave

363 miles | 6 hours 13 min

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Colorado Springs to Telluride

The following are driving directions from Colorado Springs, CO to Telluride, CO

  • Drive South on CO-115 S / Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway S
  • Slight right to merge onto US-50 W toward Canon City / Royal Gorge
  • Merge onto US-50 W
  • Turn right onto US-285 N / US-50 W (signs for Gunnison/Buena Vista/Leadville
  • Turn left onto US-550 S / S Townsend Ave
  • Turn right onto CO-62 W / State Hwy 62 / Sherman St
  • Turn left onto CO-145 S and follow the signs to Telluride
  • At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto W Colorado Ave

296 miles | 5 hours 47 minutes

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Phoenix to Telluride

The following are driving directions from Phoenix, AZ to Telluride, CO

  • Drive north on I-17 N / US-60 W
  • Take exit 340A to merge onto I-40 E toward Albuquerque
  • Take exit 201 toward US-89 N / Page
  • Turn left onto US-180 W / Country Club Dr
  • Turn right onto US 89 N
  • Turn right onto US-160 E / Navajo Trail
  • Turn left to stay on US-160 E
  • Turn left onto US-160 E / US-491 N
  • Turn left onto State St (signs for CO-145 N / Dolores / Rico / Telluride)
  • Continue onto CO-145 N / N Dolores Rd
  • Turn right onto CO-145 S and follow the signs to Telluride
  • At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto W Colorado Ave

485 miles | 7 hours 57 minutes

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Albuquerque to Telluride

The following are driving directions from Albuquerque, NM to Telluride, CO

  • Drive north on I-25 N
  • Take exit 242 for NM-165 E toward US-550 W / Bernalillo / Placitas
  • Keep left at the fork, follow signs for US-550 / Sandoval County Station
  • Turn left onto NM-165 W / US-550 N
  • Turn right onto W Broadway Ave
  • Turn left onto CO-544 / US-550 N / N 1st St
  • Turn left onto Chaco St
  • Turn left onto N Aztex Blvd
  • Turn right onto NM-574 / N Light Plant Rd
  • Turn right onto NM-170
  • Continue onto CO-140 N
  • Turn left onto US-160 W / Navajo Trail
  • Turn right onto CO-184 W / N Main St
  • Turn right onto CO-145 N / Railroad Ave
  • Turn right onto CO-145 S and follow the signs to Telluride
  • At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto W Colorado Ave

320 miles | 5 hours 39 minutes

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Salt Lake City to Telluride

The following are driving directions from Salt Lake City, UT to Telluride, CO

  • Drive south on I-15 S
  • Take exit 257 B-A for US 6 E toward Utah 156 / Spanish Fork / Price Main St
  • Take exit 257 B on the left for US 6 E toward Price
  • Keep left at the fork and merge onto US-6 E
  • Take the ramp onto I-70 E
  • Take exit 182 for US-191 S toward Crescent Jct / Moab
  • Turn right onto US-191 S
  • Turn left onto UT-46 E
  • Continue onto CO-90 E
  • Turn right onto CO-141 S
  • Continue onto CO-145 S
  • Slight left onto CO-145 S / Grand Ave
  • Turn right onto CO-145 S and follow the signs to Telluride
  • At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto W Colorado Ave

366 miles | 6 hours 35 minutes

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 For current road conditions go to www.cotrip.org.

Why Book with Ski Trip Advisors?

Ski Trip Advisors agents have the knowledge and expertise to plan and book the perfect Telluride vacation. Because of our exclusive  relationship with local suppliers, we can guarantee you the best rate on all components we offer, including lodging, lift tickets, ski rentals, transportation and even ski school. If you ever find a lower pacakge rate we will match it plus give you $50 spending money to use on your vacation. Learn more,....

Telluride Ski Vacation

Telluride is one of the most charming in skiing, so historic and Old West that it is home to the first bank ever robbed by Butch Cassidy. It sits in a box canyon and is small but has everything you need: shops, restaurants, bars, etc. You can ski right to town, take off your skis, enjoy lunch and hop back on the chair or gondola without ever crossing a street. Telluride also has a second newer and entirely manufactured town, called Mountain Village, higher up on its slopes, home to most of the fancier hotels and countless ski-in/ski-out multi-million dollar homes. Mountain Village has a feel like Beaver Creek, with plazas and a skating rink and heated sidewalks. Because it was built for skiing, almost all the lodging, rental homes and condos in and around Mountain Village are conveniently ski-in/ski-out. It is linked to the Town of Telluride by a gondola unique in all of skiing, owned by the community of Mountain Village and operated as public transportation. It’s free for non-skiers and open until late at night, so people staying or living in Mountain Village can ride down to town to eat, drink and shop, or vice versa, keeping the Telluride visitor experience delightfully car free. You can even take your dog in the gondola and many locals use it to get to work. Book with Ski Trip Advisors and get access to amazing deals on lift tickets, ski & snowboard school, equipment rentals and complete vacation packages for great values throughout the season. . 

Telluride Skiing

Rated the #1 ski resort in North America by Conde Nast readers, Telluride Ski Resort is recognized internationally as a premier ski and snowboard destination. Telluride’s terrain is legendary and has always been revered as the best of Colorado.

The region receives on average more than 300 inches of snow annually and offers more than 2,000 skiable acres for all ability levels. With 300 days of yearly sunshine and no lift lines, the skiing and snowboarding in Telluride is an epic experience. Telluride Ski Resort opened the new Revelation Bowl in 2008. This spectacular European-style terrain is situated above tree line and offers advanced and expert skiing in an unbelievably scenic setting. All told, the resort has recently expanded by nearly 400 acres, offering the most stunning skiing and riding on the continent.

 

       

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