Direct Flights from Austin to Montrose
Montrose · Colorado
Nonstop service from AUS to MTJ on Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 10 cities have a nonstop to Montrose, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Montrose for, from Austin
2h 10m in the air, 818 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Montrose. Two nights works.
Note that this route only operates March to April, so the trip has to fit that window.
Montrose is 5,217 ft higher than Austin, at 5,759 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Montrose
Montrose is a town in the Uncompahgre Valley in Southwestern Colorado. It is a gateway to both Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park to its east and Telluride and other ski areas in the San Juan Mountains to the south. It is also home to the West Elks American Viticultural Area (AVA), part of Colorado's Wine Country and the highest wine vineyards in North America.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Montrose
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a national park of the United States located in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service.
- The Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway is a 63-mile (101 km) National Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway, and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Delta and Mesa counties, Colorado, USA.
- The Montrose Botanic Gardens are located at 1800 Pavilion Drive, Montrose, Colorado, south of the Montrose Pavilion.
- The Placerville Schoolhouse in Placerville, Colorado is a preserved one-room schoolhouse that operated as a school from 1908 to 1960.
- Crawford State Park is a Colorado State Park that encompasses Crawford Reservoir located about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town of Crawford in Delta County, Colorado.
- Ridgway State Park is a state park located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States.
- Sweitzer Lake State Park is a Colorado state park located in Delta County 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Delta, Colorado. The 210-acre (85 ha) park established in 1960 includes a 137-acre (55 ha) reservoir.
- The Museum of the Mountain West is a history museum off U.S. Route 50 in Montrose, Colorado.
- The Montrose County Historical Museum is located in Montrose, Colorado, USA, founded in 1973 by the Montrose County Historical Society.
- The Ute Indian Museum is a local history museum in Montrose, Colorado, United States. It is administered by History Colorado.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Montrose weather, compared with Austin
17° cooler than Austin on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Montrose 37°F · Austin 63°F · 26° colder
- April
- Montrose 63°F · Austin 81°F · 18° colder
- July
- Montrose 90°F · Austin 96°F · 6° colder
- October
- Montrose 66°F · Austin 83°F · 17° colder
December bottoms out near 36°F — a real coat, not a layer. Montrose also swings harder through the year than Austin does — 53° between its coldest and warmest months against 34°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Montrose
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Montrose is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Montrose rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway, and Montrose Botanic Gardens and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Austin to Montrose?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Austin (AUS) to Montrose (MTJ) on Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Austin to Montrose?
- Southwest flies nonstop between Austin (AUS) and Montrose (MTJ). Southwest flies it March to April only.
- How far is Montrose from Austin?
- Montrose is about 818 miles from Austin by air.
- What is there to do in Montrose?
- Popular things to do include Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway, Montrose Botanic Gardens, Placerville Schoolhouse, and more.
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