Getting around · Private car
Aspen to Eagle Airport
Leaving from Eagle: the 70-mile drive down the valley and through Glenwood Canyon, and how early to leave for the flight.
Leaving from Eagle: the 70-mile drive down the valley and through Glenwood Canyon, and how early to leave for the flight.
Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is about 70 miles from Aspen, roughly 1 hr 30 down Highway 82 to Glenwood Springs and east on I-70 through Glenwood Canyon. A private car is from $850 per vehicle, priced the same as the arrival.
Routes and road rules below come from the Aspen Chamber, CDOT, RFTA and town sources, checked November 10, 2026. Drive times are approximate and depend on weather and traffic.
Paul Montiel · Aspen · Updated November 2026
The car is arranged through authorized local providers: a winter-equipped SUV for up to five with ski luggage, or a Sprinter for up to twelve; child and booster seats on request; the price confirmed before anything is booked. Send the date and the group; we confirm the vehicle, the route for that day and the price.
Leave Aspen at least 2 hr 30 before an airline departure in winter, earlier on Saturdays and holiday weeks; the driver confirms the time the evening before.
When I-70 closes in Glenwood Canyon, there is no good road detour; we watch CDOT and re-time the car, and talk to you about the flight.
When flights into Aspen divert to Eagle, the same car can meet you there. See flight cancellations.
About 70 miles, roughly an hour and a half by car via Glenwood Springs.
Shared shuttle service to Aspen is limited; High Mountain Taxi quotes Eagle runs, and a private car can be booked in advance.
From $850 per vehicle one way, including gratuity, fuel and fees; Sprinters from $1,350.
Not directly: RFTA runs to Glenwood Springs, and there is no RFTA service to the Eagle airport.
The car, timed to the day; the house ready when you arrive.
The 70-mile transfer from Eagle airport, flight tracked and re-timed around the canyon.
A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.
We watch the flight from the moment it leaves. If it's on time, a driver is waiting, and wherever you are staying knows you are on your way. If it diverts to Eagle or cancels, the car, the bags and the house all move with it, and you hear from us before you have to ask.
Road closures, airport changes and the routes in and out of Aspen.
Written from Aspen by Paul Montiel. A few letters a season, only when something matters. Leave any time; we never share your address.Aspen Chamber: getting to Aspen by car · CDOT: Independence Pass closed for winter (Nov 2026) · RFTA: routes · High Mountain Taxi — checked November 10, 2026.
Send the date, the group and the bags. We choose the route that is open that day and confirm the car.
Arrange the car