Transportation
Distances to Durango from nearby cities:
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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.
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Air Travel to Durango - La Plata Airport (DRO) |
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.
Silverton 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:
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 Silverton 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!
Maps
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Four Corners Area
Southwest Colorado
City of Durango (this file requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. For installation, click here)


