Denver: 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.
Denver is a city of 729,019 people in United States (Colorado), 1,636 m (5,367 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Denver International Airport (DEN), 30 km (19 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including 48th & Brighton / National Western Center station. Our booking partner lists 628 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Denver runs from about 9 h 24 min a day in late December to 15 h 2 min in late June (computed for 39.74° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Denver is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Denver International Airport (DEN), 30 km (19 mi) from the centre, whose 16,000-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC, 22 km).
Flights to Denver: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include 48th & Brighton / National Western Center station, Moffat Station. Trains to Denver
Buses to Denver · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 628 places to stay in Denver. Of the 521 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (324), and 4 are five-star. Across 169 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 132,564 reviews in total.
Hotels in Denver: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Public Library | 4,379,144 | 2017 |
The busiest is Denver Public Library at 4,379,144 visitors in 2017. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Denver
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Colorado Springs, 102 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Aurora, 13 km
- Fort Collins, 94 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Lakewood, 9 km
- Thornton, 14 km
- Westminster, 12 km
- Arvada, 11 km
- Centennial, 20 km — tours
- Pueblo, 168 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Greeley, 80 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: La Paz, Nairobi, Brest, Potenza, Cuernavaca, Chennai, Kunming, Axum, Ulaanbaatar, Takayama.
Common questions
Which airport serves Denver?
Denver International Airport (DEN), 30 km (19 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Denver?
About 729,019 people live in Denver, across 401 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Denver in?
America/Denver, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Denver?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Denver?
Our booking partner lists 628 places to stay in Denver, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Denver?
Colorado Springs (102 km), Aurora (13 km), Fort Collins (94 km), Lakewood (9 km), Thornton (14 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.