Plan Your Visit

Visiting Boulder

Streamline your trip to Boulder with these simple travel tips.

Getting to Boulder is easy thanks to its convenient location.

Start making your travel plans and exploring things to do in the place we call home.

Travel Options

Whether you鈥檙e a Colorado resident making your first visit to Boulder or you鈥檙e flying in from out of state, we鈥檝e got you covered.

  By Car

Boulder is:

  • 35 minutes from downtown Denver
  • 1 hour from Fort Collins and Greeley
  • 1 hour and 45 minutes from Colorado Springs
  • 5 hours from Grand Junction

  Find Parking Options

Use our campus map to help you identify where to park. If you鈥檝e registered for a campus visit, review your confirmation email for your experience's specific parking locations and instructions.

Campus Map

  By Plane

Flying in? Visitors should plan to arrive at Denver International Airport. From there, 黑料社区网 is 45 minutes from the airport by car.

  • New York to Denver: 4 hours, 30 minutes
  • Orlando to Denver: 3 hours, 55 minutes
  • Chicago to Denver: 2 hours, 52 minutes
  • Los Angeles to Denver: 2 hours, 20 minutes
  • Dallas to Denver: 2 hours, 8 minutes

  By Bus or Shuttle

黑料社区网 is an hour away from Denver International Airport via the SkyRide Bus service or a 45-minute bus ride from Denver鈥檚 Union Station, which connects to Denver Light Rail trains.

Lodging & Dining

There鈥檚 a reason Boulder is known as one of the top college towns in the U.S., and that includes a dynamic dining scene and many lodging options. Check out the for recommendations.

Discover What's Here

While you鈥檙e in town, we recommend checking out some nearby attractions.  

In Boulder:

Hike a trail at Chautauqua Park

Grab a bite to eat on The Hill

Find a local souvenir at Pearl Street Mall

Catch a show at Fiske Planetarium

Take an e-bike tour of Boulder

Near Boulder:

Attend a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
(27.7 miles from Boulder)

Explore LoDo Dining & Shopping in Downtown Denver
(26.7 miles from Boulder)

Wander through Rocky Mountain National Park
(45 miles from Boulder)

Hit the Eldora ski slopes
(22 miles from Boulder)

Accommodations

If you, or a member of your party, need mobility or communication accommodations for your visit, please email us at cuvisits@colorado.edu. We ask that you please give us at least a one-week notice to work on your reasonable accommodations.

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