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Distances to Durango from nearby cities:

City Hours
New Mexico
Albuquerque 3.5

Santa Fe

 4.0
Utah
Salt Lake City 7.0
Arizona
Flagstaff 5.5
Phoenix 8.0
Tucson 9.5
City Hours
Colorado
Colorado Springs 5.5
Denver 6.5
Grand Junction 3.0
Telluride 2.0
Texas
Amarillo 8.5
Lubbock 9.0
El Paso 8.0


Durango Mountain Resort is an easy 30-minute drive from downtown Durango. The roads to the resort are multi-lane and are well maintained. U.S. Highways 160 and 550 both come through Durango providing easy access from the Southwest.

 

Air Travel

The fastest way to fun in Southwest Colorado is flying directly into Durango’s regional airport (DRO), which is located approximately 15 miles southeast of Durango, Colorado.

Durango Reservations offers discounted airfares into Durango when purchased in a package. Check Prices

Or, you may choose to fly into one of these hub cities and rent a car. Just let us know and we’ll do the research for you.

  • Albuquerque , NM (ABQ)
  • Salt Lake City (SLC) Delta Connection
  • Denver (DEN) United Express
  • Phoenix (PHX) US Airways ( America West Express)
  • Farmington , NM
  • Montrose, CO

Commercial air carriers into Durango include:

  • Frontier
  • United Express
  • US Airways

Parking: Durango-La Plata County Airport offers both short- and long-term parking immediately in front of the terminal. Long-term parking charges are $6.00 per day up to a maximum of $30.00 in a seven-day period. Short-term parking is free for the first thirty minutes, and $1.00 for each half hour thereafter, or a daily maximum of $7.00. Or, try their convenient new credit card in- credit card out lot for $5.00 per day and $25.00 per seven-day period.

Note: Albuquerque, New Mexico, is an easy 3.5-hour drive to Durango, Colorado. Many major airlines offering reasonable flights from hundreds of cities service this international airport. If you choose to fly into Albuquerque, ask your Durango Reservations Travel Specialist for assistance with your rental car out of Albuquerque.

Telluride Mountain is located on the scenic San Juan Skyway and is only 67 miles south of Montrose, Colorado, and 125 miles northwest of Durango - only two hours away!

Ground and Limo Transportation

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