When traveling to Denver Airport, Denver traffic can be quite brutal. If you are going at rush hour, it can take you easily over an hour to get to Denver International Airport (DEN). The RTD offers you a direct connection directly from Denver Union Station to avoid the traffic.
We started the stop watch as soon as the train doors shut at Union Station, so we could get you the answer of how long it takes to get to Denver Airport from downtown Denver.
At 2:30 PM, on a Friday maps showed about a 38 minute, 24 mile journey to Denver International Airport with light traffic.
Rideshare services to Denver International Airport were quite expensive, at $70.99 for Lyft and $67.42 for Uber.
The RTD fare is $10.50 for a Regional Day Pass, which gets you access to all RTD services, including the airport until 2:59 AM.
It took us about 40 minutes from Union Station in Denver to Denver International Airport.
Watch our journey: