YES, Telluride is a "one road IN, one road OUT" town.
YES, Telluride is 6+ hours from anything closely resembling what modern society would consider a city with such amenities as an international airport, Starbucks or UBER.
YES, Traveling to Telluride can be a unique endeavor, but rest assured future traveler, there are multiple ways to get to our out of the way outpost from wherever you may find yourself.
FLIGHTS
MONTROSE, CO -- The largest and most convenient airport (in regards to # of flights) is located in Montrose, Colorado. From here, you will enjoy a scenic and stunning 90 minute ride to the town of Telluride. There are multiple rental car options here if you want a whip to get to from point A to point B or you can take a shuttle (see SHUTTLES below).
TELLURIDE, CO--The highest runway in the lower 48 and as convenient as a backyard bodega, this option, if available to you, will be one (of many) highlights of your trip to our valley! DENVER AIR CONNECT offers daily service TO/FROM the airport from both Denver and Phoenix.
SHUTTLE OPTIONS (Telluride & Montrose)
WILD OAK (our company) has a small private shuttle service that we are making available to our guests. We can take up to 6 passengers. Please email:
Luke@wildoaktelluride.com
to see if it is available for your arrival to and departure from Montrose. Alternatively, Telluride Car Service and Mountain Limo both offer shared rides and private shuttle options.
Mountain Limo -- https://www.mountainlimos.com/
Telluride Car Service -- https://www.telluridecs.com/
DRIVING
From Denver, you can take I-70, over the Rocky Mountains, through Glenwood Canyon, across the Grand Valley, south at Grand Junction through the Uncompahgre Plateau and over Dallas Divide into Telluride.
You can also take HWY 285 through a collection of small mountain towns, sweeping valleys and river canyons.
ACCOMODATIONS
Luke & Katy have a small vacation rental company here in Telluride called, Wild Oak Telluride. We currently have numerous properties on hold for our friends and family. Please reach out to Katy at katy@wildoaktelluride.com with your group's room / bed requirements. Our properties range from one bedrooms to larger multi-room homes so if you have a crew that you might consider rooming with, let us know that as well. We will offer these properties at discounted rates to the best of our abilities.
HOTELS
Telluride has a lovely collection of boutique hotels in both town and the Mountain Village. Here are our recommendations.
*Sheridan Hotel
(Historic main street Victorian-era space)
*Hotel Telluride
(Mountain meets modern spot at west end of town)
*Hotel Columbia
(Refined and relaxing space steps to gondola)
*Madeline Hotel
(5-star Auberge resort in the village core)
*Peaks Resort & Spa
(Large & lovely space in the village with great on-site spa and restaurant)