Getting To Crested Butte

Crested Butte is located 30 miles north of Gunnison, Colorado, 230 miles Southwest of Denver, Colorado, 90 miles Northeast of Montrose, Colorado and 197 miles West of Colorado Springs.

Mt. Crested Butte and the town of Crested Butte are served by:

• Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC): 30 minutes
• Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ): 2 hours
• Denver International Airport (DEN): 5 hours

The Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) provides frequent and convenient jet service with airline partners, Continental, Delta Air Lines and United. Regularly scheduled ground transportation offered by Alpine Express and Mountain Express are available as well as car rentals from Dollar, Hertz, Avis and Budget.

Located near the center of the state, Crested Butte is actually pretty easy to get to no matter where you‘re coming from. Drive time from Denver is a little over 4 hours, and under 4 hours from Colorado Springs.

•Denver:
From Denver International Airport, take interstate 70 west, exit to highway 470 west, highway 285 south to Fairplay then Poncha Springs, highway 50 west to Gunnison, then highway 135 north into Crested Butte.

•Colorado Springs:
Take highway 24 west to highway 285, highway 285 south to Poncha Springs, highway 50 west to Gunnison, then highway 135 north into Crested Butte.

•Montrose:
Take highway 50 east to Gunnison, then highway 135 north into Crested Butte.

•Texas And Oklahoma:
Take interstate 25 north through Trinidad to Walsenburg, highway 160 west to Alamosa, highway 285 north to Saguache, highway 114 north to highway 50, highway 50 west to Gunnison, then highway 135 north into Crested Butte.

•Arizona – Phoenix:
Take interstate 17 to Flagstaff, north on highway 89, highway 160 to Cortez, north on highway 145, highway 62 to Ridgway, highway 550 north to Montrose, highway 50 east to Gunnison, then highway 135 north into Crested Butte.

•California And Southern Nevada – Los Angeles – Las Vegas:
Take interstate 15 to Las Vegas, interstate 70 to Grand Junction, highway 50 east to Montrose and on to Gunnison, then highway 135 north into Crested Butte.

•Northern California And Utah – San Francisco – Salt Lake City:
Take interstate 80 to Salt Lake City, interstate 15 via highway 6 and interstate 70 to Grand Junction, highway 50 east to Gunnison, then highway 135 north into Crested Butte.

•New Mexico – Santa Fe – Albuquerque – Taos:
From highway 285, take highway 160 west to Alamosa, highway 285 north to Saguache, highway 114 north to highway 50, highway 50 west to Gunnison, then highway 135 north into Crested Butte.

Colorado Road Reports (303) 639-1111, or cotrip.org.