Driving to the Town of Taos
 
FROM:
DISTANCE
APX. DRIVING TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE 135 miles 2hrs 15min
AMARILLO 302 miles 4hrs 30min
AUSTIN 764 miles 12hrs
BRECKENRIDGE 263 miles 4hrs
COLORADO SPRINGS 230 miles 3hrs 45min
CRESTED BUTTE 271 miles 4hrs 15min
DALLAS 682 miles 10hrs 30min
DENVER 300 miles 4hrs 30min
DURANGO 208 miles 3hrs 15min
EL PASO 400 miles 6hrs
OKLAHOMA CITY 558 miles 8hrs 15min
SANTA FE 72 miles 1hr 15min
TELLURIDE 324 miles 5hrs
TUCSON 569 miles 8hrs 30min
VAIL 276 miles 4hrs 30min
 

Location Maps

Village of Taos Ski Valley Map (388KB PDF)
Town of Taos Map (460KB PDF)

 

Taos County Map (248KB PDF)
New Mexico Map (112KB PDF)
 

Directions to the Town of Taos

 

From Albuquerque:
I-25 to Santa Fe; exit on 599 north to by-pass Santa Fe; Hwy. 285 to Hwy. 68 to Taos.

From Arizona:
I-40 to Albuquerque; I-25 to Santa Fe; Hwy. 285 to Hwy. 68 to Taos.

From Denver:
I-25 to Colorado Springs to Walsenburg; Hwy. 160 to Fort Garland; Hwy. 159 and Hwy. 522 to Taos.

From Vail:
I-70 to Copper Mountain; Hwy. 91 to Leadville; Hwy. 24 and Hwy. 17 to Alamosa; Hwy. 285 to Tres Piedras; Hwy. 64 to Taos. 

 

 

From Breckenridge:
Hwy. 9 to Fairplay; Hwy. 285 and Hwy. 17 to Alamosa; Hwy. 285 to Tres Piedras; Hwy. 64 to Taos.

From Crested Butte:
Hwy. 135 to Gunnison; Hwy. 50 to Hwy. 285 to Hwy. 17 to Alamosa; Hwy. 285 to Tres Piedras; Hwy. 64 to Taos.

From Durango:
Hwy. 160 to Pagosa Springs; Hwy. 84 to Chama; Hwy. 17 to Antonito; Hwy. 285 to Tres Piedras; Hwy. 64 to Taos.

From West Texas:
I-40 to Clines Corners; Hwy. 285 to I-25 to Santa Fe; Hwy. 285 to Hwy. 68 to Taos.

 
 

Driving Directions From the Town of Taos to Taos Ski Valley

 
North on Paseo del Pueblo Sur/NM 68, past the historic Taos Plaza. Stay left at the turn off to the Taos Pueblo and continue four miles on Paseo del Pueblo Norte/US-64 until you reach the traffic signal. This is the junction of US-64/NM-150/NM-522. Turn right onto NM-150/Ski Valley Rd and continue 15 miles, through the town of Arroyo Seco, to the Taos Ski Valley.
 

Air Travel

Taos Municipal Airport
5800-foot runway, 75-foot width, 7094-foot elevation, U-122.8, AWOS 132.975, RCO 122.25, FPO 129.975, 100LL, Jet-a hanger available. 575.758.4500 and 575.737.0505

Airlines servicing Albuquerque, Denver and Colorado Springs:
America West, American, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Great Lakes, Mesa Air, Northwest Reno Air, Southwest (Albuquerque only), United, US Air, Western Pacific (Colorado Springs only)

American Airlines Now Offering Daily Nonstop Flights From Dallas/Fort Worth, TX and Los Angeles, CA to Santa Fe, NM
 

Car Rental Companies
Hertz
800-654-3131
Visit Site		 Dollar Rent A Car
800-800-4000
Visit Site
Enterprise
Taos Office
575-758-5553
 

Bus Shuttles

The Chile Line
is the public transportation system from the Town of Taos to Taos Ski Valley. The shuttle runs several times per day. 
Click here for a schedule.

The Taos Express shuttle runs between Santa Fe and Taos every Thursday- Sunday. Shuttle pick-up at the Santa Fe Railyard Station. Information on the Taos Express bus shuttle can be found here


Taos Shuttle offers 24 hour taxi service to and from the Taos Ski Valley,  as well as shuttles to and from area airports by reservation. Information can be found here

Frequent daily and weekend shuttle bus service operates between the Albuquerque airport, Taos and Taos Ski Valley. Travel time is approximately three hours. Schedules are available from the following companies:

Faust's Transportation
888.830.3410 and 575.758.3410 
or click here for more information.

 

Twin Hearts Express
800.654.9456 and 575.751.1201
 

Rail Runner

Come visit by train!

New Mexico's brand new commuter rail. Frequent trains running from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, with bus shuttles from the Santa Fe Railyard District Station to the Town of Taos running Thursday through Sunday.

Information on the Rail Runner can be found here.

Information on the Taos Express bus shuttle can be found here
This page provided by the Taos County Lodgers Association.