Direct Flights from Denver to Telluride
Telluride · Colorado
Nonstop service from DEN to TEX on Denver Air Connection. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Telluride, and Denver is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Telluride for, from Denver
55m in the air, 218 miles: short enough that a single night in Telluride is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
Telluride's airport sits at 9,070 ft — 3,639 ft above Denver. That is high enough that most people notice it: expect to be short of breath on the first day, and to want more water than usual.
About Telluride
Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Telluride
- Telluride Ski Resort is a ski resort located in Mountain Village, southwest Colorado, United States.
- Silverton Mountain is a ski area near Silverton, Colorado, United States that opened on January 19, 2002.
- Purgatory Resort is a ski resort located in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado, 25 miles (42 km) north of the town of Durango.
- Kendall Mountain is a small ski area located at the town of Silverton, Colorado. It was developed by the Grand Imperial Hotel in the 1950s and opened for business in the early 1960s.
- The Placerville Schoolhouse in Placerville, Colorado is a preserved one-room schoolhouse that operated as a school from 1908 to 1960.
- The Montrose Botanic Gardens are located at 1800 Pavilion Drive, Montrose, Colorado, south of the Montrose Pavilion.
- The Alpine Loop Back Country Byway is a rugged 63-mile (101 km) Back Country Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in the high San Juan Mountains of Hindale, Ouray, and San Juan counties, Colorado, USA.
- Ridgway State Park is a state park located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States.
- 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.
- Lone Mesa State Park is a closed-access state park in Colorado located 23 miles north of Dolores. It is currently undergoing development and planning.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Telluride weather, compared with Denver
12° cooler than Denver on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Telluride 35°F · Denver 45°F · 10° colder
- April
- Telluride 50°F · Denver 61°F · 12° colder
- July
- Telluride 74°F · Denver 90°F · 16° colder
- October
- Telluride 55°F · Denver 65°F · 10° colder
December bottoms out near 35°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Telluride
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Telluride is June–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–74°F.
- How long to stay
- Telluride rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Telluride Ski Resort, Silverton Mountain, and Purgatory Resort and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Denver to Telluride?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Denver (DEN) to Telluride (TEX) on Denver Air Connection.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Denver to Telluride?
- Denver Air Connection flies nonstop between Denver (DEN) and Telluride (TEX).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Denver to Telluride?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Denver to Telluride.
- How far is Telluride from Denver?
- Telluride is about 218 miles from Denver by air.
- What is there to do in Telluride?
- Popular things to do include Telluride Ski Resort, Silverton Mountain, Purgatory Resort, Kendall Mountain Ski Area, and more.
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