Direct Flights from Denver to Montrose
Montrose · Colorado
Nonstop service from DEN to MTJ on Southwest, United. 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 Denver
55m in the air, 196 miles: short enough that a single night in Montrose is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 4 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
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 Denver
Within 2° of Denver on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Montrose 37°F · Denver 45°F · 8° colder
- April
- Montrose 63°F · Denver 61°F · 2° warmer
- July
- Montrose 90°F · Denver 90°F · much the same
- October
- Montrose 66°F · Denver 65°F · much the same
December bottoms out near 36°F — a real coat, not a layer.
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 Denver to Montrose?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Denver (DEN) to Montrose (MTJ) on Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Denver to Montrose?
- Southwest, United fly nonstop between Denver (DEN) and Montrose (MTJ).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Denver to Montrose?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from Denver to Montrose.
- How far is Montrose from Denver?
- Montrose is about 196 miles from Denver 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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