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Denver Mountain Transportation

Want to explore the Rocky Mountains without a car? No problem. Get from Denver to the high country with mountain transportation options such as buses, shuttles and charter services.

Winter Park Express Ski Train

Denver is a ski-in, ski-out city, thanks to the ski train service to the mountains. On select days from mid-December through late March, the Winter Park Express transports skiers and snowboarders from Denver Union Station to Winter Park Resort in just 2.5 hours.

Rocky Mountaineer

Get a feel for the rails while seeing some spectacular scenery that only a train ride can provide by traveling from Denver to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, to Moab, Utah, on the Canyon Spirit. You'll go through Ruby Canyon, see Mount Logan and cross the Continental Divide and see deserts, arches and hoodoos. Choose from two- to three-day excursions in spacious glass-domed train coaches. 

California Zephyr

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr leaves Denver Union Station every morning en route to Glenwood Springs and beyond. The scenery is spectacular, from the Rocky Mountains to canyon country. Then in Glenwood Springs, you can extend your adventure by catching a bus to Carbondale or Aspen.

Bus Service to the Mountains

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has a fleet of purple buses called Bustang. The daily westbound route from Denver to Grand Junction follows Interstate 70 and stops in nine cities, including Frisco, Vail and Glenwood Springs. The comfy buses have Wi-Fi, bathrooms and bike racks.

During ski and snowboard, there's a handy service called Snowstang, which provides service to four ski areas: Loveland Ski Area, Copper Mountain, Arapahoe Basin and Breckenridge. The bus service runs on Saturdays and Sundays, plus the Martin Luther King Jr. and Presidents Day holidays. The year-round Pegasus, which departs Denver Union Station roughly every three hours from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and has stops at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Idaho Springs, Frisco, Vail and Avon.

Mountain Shuttles & Charter Services

Denver Charter Bus Company

Denver Charter Bus Company will organize your trip from start to finish with stops at famous attractions like Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Colorado State Capitol, Lower Downtown (LoDo) and more. Private rental services in limo-style sprinters and luxe motor coaches for groups with eight to 57 passengers.

Champion Charter Bus Denver

Champion Charter Bus Denver offers 24/7 group private bus rentals for one-way and multi-destination trips anywhere in the city and throughout Colorado. 

GOGO Charters Denver

GOGO Charters provides 24/7 charter bus and minibus rentals anywhere in and around Colorado. Popular locations include Denver International Airport, Rocky Mountain National Park and ski resorts.

Epic Mountain Express

This company offers convenient and affordable service from Denver International Airport and the ski resorts, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Copper Mountain.

Peak 1 Express

Travel from Denver International Airport to Summit County cities such as Vail, Breckenridge, Frisco, Keystone and Beaver Creek via Peak 1 Express' handy shuttles.

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