Direct Flights from Phoenix to Telluride
Telluride · Colorado
Nonstop service from PHX 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 Phoenix is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Telluride for, from Phoenix
1h 15m in the air, 388 miles: short enough that a single night in Telluride is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 3 or 4 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
Telluride's airport sits at 9,070 ft — 7,935 ft above Phoenix. 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 Phoenix
34° cooler than Phoenix on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Telluride 35°F · Phoenix 68°F · 33° colder
- April
- Telluride 50°F · Phoenix 86°F · 36° colder
- July
- Telluride 74°F · Phoenix 107°F · 32° colder
- October
- Telluride 55°F · Phoenix 89°F · 34° 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 Phoenix to Telluride?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Phoenix (PHX) to Telluride (TEX) on Denver Air Connection.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Phoenix to Telluride?
- Denver Air Connection flies nonstop between Phoenix (PHX) and Telluride (TEX).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Phoenix to Telluride?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Phoenix to Telluride.
- How far is Telluride from Phoenix?
- Telluride is about 388 miles from Phoenix by air.
- How many days can I spend in Telluride flying from Phoenix?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 3 or 4 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- 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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