Colorado road trips
Colorado Road Trip Fuel Cost Guide
A curated guide to driving in Colorado — every popular route below includes distance, driving time and estimated fuel cost at Colorado's current $3.20/gal average. Start with the editor's picks, then explore 120 more drives.
Pair any route with our trip cost calculator, Colorado gas prices or EV road trip guide.
Editor's picks
Highlighted Colorado road trips
Curated picks before the full list — handpicked for distance, fuel cost and EV practicality.
Denver → Aspen
Quick 124-mile drive — great for a day trip or weekend escape.
Asheville → Denver
1483 miles · 23.9 h — the headline Colorado road trip.
Denver → Colorado Springs
~$9 in gas at Colorado's estimated $3.20/gal.
Denver → Boulder
28-mile drive with solid DC fast-charging coverage.
Editor's picks
Popular Drives in Colorado
Curated short-distance Colorado routes most likely to plan in a single weekend.
Aspen, CO → Denver, CO
124 mi · 2.0 h · ~$14 gas
Cheyenne, WY → Denver, CO
115 mi · 1.9 h · ~$13 gas
Boulder, CO → Denver, CO
28 mi · 0.5 h · ~$3 gas
Denver, CO → Santa Fe, NM
336 mi · 5.4 h · ~$38 gas
Aspen, CO → Santa Fe, NM
291 mi · 4.7 h · ~$33 gas
Aspen, CO → Colorado Springs, CO
130 mi · 2.1 h · ~$15 gas
Aspen, CO → Boulder, CO
118 mi · 1.9 h · ~$13 gas
Cheyenne, WY → Aspen, CO
202 mi · 3.3 h · ~$23 gas
All Colorado road trips (120)
Jump to all 120 routesDenver, CO → Boulder, CO
28 mi · 0.5 h
Denver, CO → Colorado Springs, CO
75 mi · 1.2 h
Denver, CO → Aspen, CO
124 mi · 2.0 h
Denver, CO → Santa Fe, NM
336 mi · 5.4 h
Amarillo, TX → Colorado Springs, CO
353 mi · 5.7 h
Denver, CO → Provo, UT
418 mi · 6.7 h
Amarillo, TX → Denver, CO
421 mi · 6.8 h
Amarillo, TX → Boulder, CO
449 mi · 7.2 h
Denver, CO → Albuquerque, NM
450 mi · 6.5 h
Amarillo, TX → Aspen, CO
458 mi · 7.4 h
Lubbock, TX → Colorado Springs, CO
470 mi · 7.6 h
Wichita, KS → Colorado Springs, CO
488 mi · 7.9 h
Wichita, KS → Denver, CO
514 mi · 8.3 h
Lincoln, NE → Denver, CO
523 mi · 8.4 h
Denver, CO → Salt Lake City, UT
525 mi · 7.8 h
Lincoln, NE → Colorado Springs, CO
534 mi · 8.6 h
Lincoln, NE → Boulder, CO
536 mi · 8.6 h
Wichita, KS → Boulder, CO
538 mi · 8.7 h
Lubbock, TX → Denver, CO
542 mi · 8.7 h
Oklahoma City, OK → Colorado Springs, CO
548 mi · 8.8 h
Lubbock, TX → Aspen, CO
561 mi · 9.0 h
Denver, CO → Flagstaff, AZ
568 mi · 9.2 h
Lubbock, TX → Boulder, CO
569 mi · 9.2 h
Omaha, NE → Denver, CO
575 mi · 9.3 h
Topeka, KS → Colorado Springs, CO
580 mi · 9.4 h
Omaha, NE → Boulder, CO
586 mi · 9.5 h
El Paso, TX → Colorado Springs, CO
587 mi · 9.5 h
Omaha, NE → Colorado Springs, CO
589 mi · 9.5 h
Topeka, KS → Denver, CO
589 mi · 9.5 h
Denver, CO → St. George, UT
589 mi · 9.5 h
More routes (90)
Sioux Falls, SD → Denver, CO
591 mi · 9.5 h
Denver, CO → Sedona, AZ
592 mi · 9.5 h
Sioux Falls, SD → Boulder, CO
593 mi · 9.6 h
Oklahoma City, OK → Denver, CO
595 mi · 9.6 h
El Paso, TX → Aspen, CO
606 mi · 9.8 h
Topeka, KS → Boulder, CO
608 mi · 9.8 h
Tulsa, OK → Colorado Springs, CO
611 mi · 9.9 h
Bismarck, ND → Boulder, CO
615 mi · 9.9 h
Wichita, KS → Aspen, CO
617 mi · 10.0 h
Oklahoma City, OK → Boulder, CO
621 mi · 10.0 h
Sioux Falls, SD → Colorado Springs, CO
627 mi · 10.1 h
Bismarck, ND → Denver, CO
628 mi · 10.1 h
Lincoln, NE → Aspen, CO
646 mi · 10.4 h
Tulsa, OK → Denver, CO
648 mi · 10.5 h
Kansas City, MO → Colorado Springs, CO
649 mi · 10.5 h
Kansas City, MO → Denver, CO
657 mi · 10.6 h
El Paso, TX → Denver, CO
658 mi · 10.6 h
Tulsa, OK → Boulder, CO
673 mi · 10.9 h
Oklahoma City, OK → Aspen, CO
674 mi · 10.9 h
Kansas City, MO → Boulder, CO
676 mi · 10.9 h
El Paso, TX → Boulder, CO
677 mi · 10.9 h
Denver, CO → Phoenix, AZ
691 mi · 11.1 h
Bismarck, ND → Colorado Springs, CO
694 mi · 11.2 h
Omaha, NE → Aspen, CO
698 mi · 11.3 h
Fort Worth, TX → Colorado Springs, CO
700 mi · 11.3 h
Topeka, KS → Aspen, CO
704 mi · 11.4 h
Sioux Falls, SD → Aspen, CO
711 mi · 11.5 h
Denver, CO → Las Vegas, NV
714 mi · 11.5 h
Bismarck, ND → Aspen, CO
718 mi · 11.6 h
Des Moines, IA → Denver, CO
719 mi · 11.6 h
Dallas, TX → Colorado Springs, CO
724 mi · 11.7 h
Denver, CO → Tucson, AZ
727 mi · 11.7 h
Des Moines, IA → Boulder, CO
730 mi · 11.8 h
Des Moines, IA → Colorado Springs, CO
732 mi · 11.8 h
Tulsa, OK → Aspen, CO
741 mi · 12.0 h
Denver, CO → Boise, ID
752 mi · 12.1 h
Fargo, ND → Denver, CO
758 mi · 12.2 h
Fort Worth, TX → Denver, CO
759 mi · 12.2 h
Springfield, MO → Denver, CO
773 mi · 12.5 h
Dallas, TX → Denver, CO
782 mi · 12.6 h
Dallas, TX → Boulder, CO
809 mi · 13.0 h
Minneapolis, MN → Denver, CO
824 mi · 13.3 h
St. Paul, MN → Denver, CO
832 mi · 13.4 h
Dallas, TX → Aspen, CO
842 mi · 13.6 h
Waco, TX → Denver, CO
845 mi · 13.6 h
Austin, TX → Denver, CO
911 mi · 14.7 h
Little Rock, AR → Denver, CO
918 mi · 14.8 h
Denver, CO → Reno, NV
930 mi · 15.0 h
St. Louis, MO → Denver, CO
938 mi · 15.1 h
Shreveport, LA → Denver, CO
944 mi · 15.2 h
San Antonio, TX → Denver, CO
947 mi · 15.3 h
Houston, TX → Colorado Springs, CO
975 mi · 15.7 h
Denver, CO → Los Angeles, CA
979 mi · 15.8 h
Denver, CO → San Diego, CA
982 mi · 15.8 h
Madison, WI → Denver, CO
990 mi · 16.0 h
Memphis, TN → Denver, CO
1035 mi · 16.7 h
Houston, TX → Denver, CO
1037 mi · 16.7 h
Houston, TX → Boulder, CO
1065 mi · 17.2 h
Milwaukee, WI → Denver, CO
1077 mi · 17.4 h
Chicago, IL → Denver, CO
1083 mi · 17.5 h
Houston, TX → Aspen, CO
1086 mi · 17.5 h
Chicago, IL → Colorado Springs, CO
1095 mi · 17.7 h
Chicago, IL → Boulder, CO
1095 mi · 17.7 h
Corpus Christi, TX → Denver, CO
1100 mi · 17.7 h
Jackson, MS → Denver, CO
1147 mi · 18.5 h
Indianapolis, IN → Denver, CO
1178 mi · 19.0 h
Baton Rouge, LA → Denver, CO
1190 mi · 19.2 h
Nashville, TN → Denver, CO
1204 mi · 19.4 h
Chicago, IL → Aspen, CO
1206 mi · 19.5 h
Grand Rapids, MI → Denver, CO
1208 mi · 19.5 h
Louisville, KY → Denver, CO
1222 mi · 19.7 h
Huntsville, AL → Denver, CO
1260 mi · 20.3 h
New Orleans, LA → Denver, CO
1275 mi · 20.6 h
Cincinnati, OH → Denver, CO
1288 mi · 20.8 h
Birmingham, AL → Denver, CO
1290 mi · 20.8 h
Lexington, KY → Denver, CO
1305 mi · 21.0 h
Ann Arbor, MI → Denver, CO
1320 mi · 21.3 h
Chattanooga, TN → Denver, CO
1328 mi · 21.4 h
Toledo, OH → Denver, CO
1330 mi · 21.5 h
Mobile, AL → Denver, CO
1345 mi · 21.7 h
Detroit, MI → Denver, CO
1362 mi · 22.0 h
Montgomery, AL → Denver, CO
1367 mi · 22.0 h
Columbus, OH → Denver, CO
1374 mi · 22.2 h
Knoxville, TN → Denver, CO
1388 mi · 22.4 h
Atlanta, GA → Colorado Springs, CO
1402 mi · 22.6 h
Pensacola, FL → Denver, CO
1404 mi · 22.6 h
Atlanta, GA → Denver, CO
1428 mi · 23.0 h
Cleveland, OH → Denver, CO
1445 mi · 23.3 h
Atlanta, GA → Boulder, CO
1450 mi · 23.4 h
Asheville, NC → Denver, CO
1483 mi · 23.9 h
Best driving cost routes in Colorado
Top Colorado road trips with gas, distance and driving time at the state's estimated $3.20/gal.
Cheapest Colorado road trips
Short, low-fuel-cost drives — great for a weekend trip from Colorado.
Long-distance road trips from Colorado
500+ mile drives for cross-country and multi-day road trip planning.
Drives in neighboring states
Cross-state routes near Colorado — Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah.
Gas prices in Colorado
Estimated regular at $3.20/gal · premium $3.85 · diesel $3.50.
Best vehicles for Colorado drivers
- Best hybridToyota Prius57 MPG
- Best EVLucid Air134 MPGe
- Best SUVNissan Rogue33 MPG
- Best truckFord Maverick26 MPG
Commute cost in Colorado
Daily driving cost estimates for major Colorado-area cities.
EV vs gas in Colorado
Compare driving cost of an EV vs a gas car for Colorado trips and commutes.