There are 6 ways to get from Salt Lake County to Durango by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane SLC - DRO
- Take a shuttle bus from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtown
8h 5m$340–636Drive 385.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Salt Lake County to Durangocar 385.4 mi
7h 1m$71–102Train, bus
- Take the train from Murray Central Station to Provo Central Stationtrain 750
- Take the bus from Provo Envios Confianza to Broadway @ Trumbull - Albuquerquebus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
16h 20m$132–197Train, drive, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to TellurideMtj
- Take the taxi from Telluride to Silvertontaxi
- Take the train from Silverton to Durango, COtrain
16h 26m$467–839Fly to Albuquerque International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SLC - ABQ
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
10h 11m$320–867Fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, drive, shuttle
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane SLC - GJT
- Drive from Downtown Transfer Facility to Montrose Airportcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
- Take a shuttle bus from Silverton, CO to Durango, CO
10h 16m$248–558
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake County to Durango is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake County to Durango is to drive which takes 7h 1m and costs $70 - $110.
The distance between Salt Lake County and Durango is 423 miles. The road distance is 387.7 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake County to Durango without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 20m and costs $130 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Salt Lake County to Durango, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake County to Durango is 388 miles. It takes approximately 7h 1m to drive from Salt Lake County to Durango.
There are 189+ hotels available in Durango.
What companies run services between Salt Lake County, UT, USA and Durango, CO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Salt Lake County to Durango. However, you can take the line 750 train to North Temple Station, walk to North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe, take the line 704 vehicle to Airport Station, walk to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) airport, fly to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO), walk to Durango La Plata County Airport, take the shuttle to Purgatory Resort, then take the shuttle to Durango Downtown. Alternatively, you can take a train from Murray Central Station to Durango via Provo Central Station, Provo Envios Confianza, Broadway @ Trumbull - Albuquerque, Broadway @ Avenida Cesar Chavez, A.T.C. , and Albuquerque Bus Station in around 16h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- rideuta@rideuta.com
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Murray Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877-872-4607
- info@durangotrain.com
- Website
- Durango Train
Train from Silverton to Durango, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- Durango Train
- Children 4-11
- $60–200
- Adult Fare
- $95–230
- Presidential Class
- $190–220
- First Class
- $170–190
- Deluxe Class
- $134
- Standard Class
- $97
- Phone
- +1 (970) 426 - 7282
- dispatch@purgatory.ski
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
Shuttle from Durango La Plata County Airport to Purgatory Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
Shuttle from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- Purgatory Ski Resort
- Schedules at
- Purgatory Transportation Services
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Provo Envios Confianza to Broadway @ Trumbull - Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Telluride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Alpine ExpressAlpine Express (CO West Transportation Group)
- Phone
- +1 970-626-5121
- rides@tellurides.com
- Website
- Tellurides
Shuttle from Montrose Airport to Ouray, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- Tellurides
- Book at
- Tellurides - Traveling to Montrose
- Phone
- +1 970 387 5565
- tours@sanjuanbackcountry.com
- Website
- San Juan Backcountry
Shuttle from Silverton, CO to Durango, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- San Juan Backcountry
- Schedules at
- Silverton Colorado Shuttle Services
- Adult
- $75–110
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