Colorado Springs: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Colorado Springs is a city of 456,568 people in United States (Colorado), 1,838 m (6,030 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Santa Fe Depot. Our booking partner lists 652 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Colorado Springs runs from about 9 h 30 min a day in late December to 14 h 57 min in late June (computed for 38.83° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Colorado Springs is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 13,500-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB, 67 km).
Flights to Colorado Springs: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Santa Fe Depot. Trains to Colorado Springs
Buses to Colorado Springs · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 652 places to stay in Colorado Springs. Of the 510 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (315), and 1 are five-star. Across 111 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8 out of 10. Guests have left 57,009 reviews in total.
Hotels in Colorado Springs: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Security Public Library | 103,314 | 2015 |
The busiest is Security Public Library at 103,314 visitors in 2015. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Colorado Springs
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Denver, 102 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Aurora, 100 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Fort Collins, 196 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Lakewood, 99 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Thornton, 116 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Westminster, 113 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Arvada, 110 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Centennial, 83 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pueblo, 67 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Greeley, 177 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Smolensk, Fujiyoshida, Bishkek, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Bankstown, Palmas, Kaohsiung.
Common questions
Which airport serves Colorado Springs?
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Colorado Springs?
About 456,568 people live in Colorado Springs, across 508 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Colorado Springs in?
America/Denver, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Colorado Springs?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Colorado Springs?
Our booking partner lists 652 places to stay in Colorado Springs, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Colorado Springs?
Denver (102 km), Aurora (100 km), Fort Collins (196 km), Lakewood (99 km), Thornton (116 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.