Irvine to Denver runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €102.63, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 34m over 1,412 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €102.63, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€102.63
- 159%Moves across the booking window
159%When it runs, leaving Irvine
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €265.99Wed23
- about €262.14Thu24
- about €214.29Fri25
- about €198.89Sat26
- about €228.04Sun27
- about €193.39Mon28
- about €140.58Tue29
- about €181.83Wed30
- about €185.14Thu1
- about €163.69Fri2
- about €202.19Sat3
- about €141.13Sun4
- about €124.63Mon5
- about €127.38Tue6
- about €109.23Wed7
- about €153.23Thu8
- about €129.03Fri9
- about €152.68Sat10
- about €149.93Sun11
- about €115.28Mon12
- about €102.63Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Denver for the night the train gets in
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When to book Irvine to Denver
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €131.7890 days
- €112.5360 days
- €116.3845 days
- €138.9330 days
- €102.6321 days
- €127.3814 days
- €140.587 days
- €214.293 days
- €265.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €102.63.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 159 percent. The most expensive point is €265.99, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Irvine to Denver and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
1,412 km
1,327 km as the crow flies, 6% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
256,927 → 729,019
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,412 km against 1,327 km in a straight line, a detour of 6 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Ontario, Los Angeles. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near 38th & Blake
Most of the points near 38th & Blake open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Irvine to Denver
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Irvine to Denver?
The fastest journey from Irvine to Denver takes 5h 34m door to door, of which 2h 46m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 57m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Irvine to Denver?
The cheapest fare from Irvine to Denver is €102.63, as of September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €176.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Irvine to Denver?
The cheapest way from Irvine to Denver is by train, at €102.63 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 5h 46m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Irvine to Denver?
Fares from Irvine to Denver bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €102.63. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 159 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Irvine to Denver?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Irvine to Denver, at €124.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Irvine to Denver?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Irvine to Denver, at €87.23 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Irvine to Denver?
3 operators sell services from Irvine to Denver across 1 mode: American Airlines, Amtrak California, Frontier Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Irvine to Denver?
0 percent of the services we sell from Irvine to Denver are direct. The rest connect at Ontario, Los Angeles, with about 63 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Irvine to Denver use?
Services from Irvine to Denver by train leave from Irvine Transportation Center and arrive at Denver International Airport DEN. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Irvine to Denver?
1 of the 3 operators we sell from Irvine to Denver allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Irvine to Denver on September 22, 2026: 1412 km of route against 1327 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €102.63, and 5h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Denver is somebody else's catalog.
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The two ends, compared
Irvine reaches 44 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 40 to 11,809 km. Denver reaches 202 places in 17 countries, from 94 to 14,525 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Irvine
- 44Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 5Operators
3
5Arriving in Denver
Leaving Denver
- 202Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 31Operators