Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Most travelers arrive in Colorado by air or car, with arrivals by bus a distant third. There is also a daily Amtrak train ser-
vice that pulls into Denver's Union Station.
Flights, tours and rail tickets can be booked online at
www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings
.
Air
Airports
Denver is the region's main air hub but there are alternatives if you arrive on a domestic flight. Consider landing in a
neighboring state and driving into Colorado through the Rocky Mountains. Colorado has dozens of smaller airports
throughout the state.
Denver International Airport
(DIA;
303-342-2000;
www.flydenver.com
; 8500 Peña Blvd;
)
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport
(
970-920-5380;
www.aspenairport.com
;
233 E Airport Rd;
)
Colorado Springs Airport
(
719-550-1900;
www.springsgov.com
;
7770 Milton E Proby Pkwy;
)
Durango-La Plata County Airport
(
970-247-8143;
www.flydurango.com
; 1000 Airport Rd)
Eagle County Regional Airport
(
970-328-2680;
www.flyvail.com
; 219 Eldon Wilson Dr) West of Vail.
Grand Junction Regional Airport
(Walker Field Airport;
970-244-9100;
www.gjairport.com
;
2828 Walker Field
Dr)
Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport
(
970-641-2304; W Rio Grande Ave)
Montrose Regional Airport
(
970-249-3203;
www.montroseairport.com
; 2100 Airport Rd)
Telluride Regional Airport
( 970-778-5051;
www.tellurideairport.com
; Last Dollar Rd)
Yampa Valley Airport
(County Rd 51A) West of Steamboat Springs.
Airlines
AirTran Airways
(
800-247-8726;
www.airtran.com
) Airlines handling the main routes in and out of Colorado :
Alaskan Airlines
( 800-252-7522;
www.alaskaair.com
)
Allegiant Airlines
( 702-505-8888;
www.allegiantair.com
)
American Airlines
( 800-433-7300;
www.aa.com
)
Delta
( 800-221-1212;
www.delta.com
)
Frontier
( 800-432-1359;
www.frontierairlines.com
)
Jet Blue
( 800-538-2583;
www.jetblue.com
)
