Denver to Colorado Springs distance

Denver to Colorado Springs by road

The fastest driving route is 68.7 miles (110 km) long and takes about 1 hr 20 min without stops or traffic. Almost all of it is on I-25: 62.9 mi of 68.7 mi.

The whole route stays in Colorado. That’s an average of 51 mph (82 km/h), and at under two hours you can do it without stopping. The time is OSRM’s estimate with OpenStreetMap data: no traffic and speeds somewhat below the limits, so real trips can differ.

Straight-line distance and bearing

In a straight line, the shortest distance over the Earth’s surface, Denver and Colorado Springs are 63.1 miles (101 km) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 9% longer: for every 100 miles in a straight line you drive 109. The route runs almost straight. Of the 110 US driving pairs in this series, it ranks 93rd for detour (the average is 16%).

From Denver, Colorado Springs lies to the south (bearing 172°), and from Colorado Springs, Denver lies to the north.

Halfway between Denver and Colorado Springs

Halfway along the straight line, 31.5 miles (50.7 km) from each city, is the point 39.2866° N, 104.9025° W. It falls near Larkspur (Colorado, pop. 219), 4.0 mi away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Four Square Mile (Colorado, pop. 23,024), 27.2 mi away.

By road, the halfway point is 34.3 miles (55.2 km) from each city, near Larkspur (Colorado, pop. 219), 4.2 mi away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Four Square Mile (Colorado, pop. 23,024), 26.9 mi away. The two midpoints almost coincide (0.5 mi apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

Time zone

Denver and Colorado Springs share the same time all year: both are on Mountain Time.

The two cities

Denver sits at 5,276 ft (1,608 m) and Colorado Springs at 6,009 ft (1,832 m), 733 ft (223 m) higher.

Denver has 740,613 people and Colorado Springs 494,743 people (Census Bureau estimate for 2025).