How far is Denver, CO from Nederland, TX?
The driving distance from Denver, CO to Nederland, TX is about 1081.4 miles (1740.4 km), with a travel time of about 19h 57m by car.
- The straight-line flight distance is about 917 miles (1475.8 km).
- For a round trip, plan for roughly 39h 54m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
- A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MST.
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Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.
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City in Childress County, Texas, United States
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Driving Route Map
The map below follows the saved road route between Denver and Nederland.
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Denver and Nederland.
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Start on the route
115 m · 29 sec
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Turn right
19 m · 9 sec
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Turn right onto East Colfax Avenue
109 m · 14 sec · East Colfax Avenue
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Turn right onto Grant Street
1.1 mi · 3 min · Grant Street
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Turn left onto East Speer Boulevard
138 m · 13 sec · East Speer Boulevard
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Turn right onto Logan Street
1.8 mi · 3 min · Logan Street
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Turn left onto East Buchtel South Boulevard
1774 ft · 39 sec · East Buchtel South Boulevard
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Continue on East Buchtel South Boulevard
861 ft · 17 sec · East Buchtel South Boulevard
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Take the ramp slight left toward I 25 South
1.3 km · 2 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 25 South
1016 ft · 25 sec
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Merge slight left onto South Valley Highway
56.9 mi · 1 hr · South Valley Highway
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Continue on Monument Valley Freeway
8.8 mi · 10 min · Monument Valley Freeway
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Continue on Ronald Reagan Highway
915 ft · 12 sec · Ronald Reagan Highway
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Keep slight left to continue on Ronald Reagan Highway
22.7 mi · 23 min · Ronald Reagan Highway
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Continue on John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
12.9 mi · 13 min · John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
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Continue on North Freeway
2.6 mi · 3 min · North Freeway
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Take the exit slight right toward 29th Street
2351 ft · 33 sec
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Merge slight left onto North Freeway
1 mi · 1 min · North Freeway
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Take the exit slight right toward 13th Street
792 ft · 12 sec
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Continue straight
1189 ft · 18 sec
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Merge slight left onto North Freeway
6.1 mi · 8 min · North Freeway
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Continue on John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
101.8 mi · 1 hr 46 min · John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
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Take the exit slight right
1515 ft · 31 sec
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Turn left onto Clayton Road
35.9 mi · 41 min · Clayton Road
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Continue on Broadway Avenue
1.1 mi · 2 min · Broadway Avenue
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Continue on Raton Highway
43.5 mi · 49 min · Raton Highway
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Turn right onto North 1st Avenue
1.3 mi · 3 min · North 1st Avenue
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Turn left onto Spruce Street
919 ft · 27 sec · Spruce Street
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Turn right onto South 1st Street
55.6 mi · 1 hr 2 min · South 1st Street
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Continue straight
4.7 mi · 5 min
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Take the exit slight right toward US 385 South: Channing
14.6 mi · 16 min
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Turn left onto East 7th Street
21.3 mi · 22 min · East 7th Street
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Take the ramp right toward US 87 South, US 287 South: Amarillo
1532 ft · 42 sec
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Merge slight left onto US Highway 287
30.8 mi · 31 min · US Highway 287
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Take the exit slight right toward Loop 335
840 ft · 21 sec
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Continue on Dumas Drive
146 m · 12 sec · Dumas Drive
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Turn left onto West Saint Francis Avenue
4.9 mi · 6 min · West Saint Francis Avenue
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Continue on East Loop 335 North
2216 ft · 25 sec · East Loop 335 North
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Continue on North Lakeside Drive
4.7 mi · 5 min · North Lakeside Drive
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Turn left onto East Interstate Drive
718 ft · 16 sec · East Interstate Drive
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Take the ramp slight left
858 ft · 21 sec
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Merge slight left
2.2 mi · 3 min
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Take the exit slight right toward US 287 South: Fort Worth
77.2 mi · 1 hr 22 min
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Turn slight right onto US Highway 287
13.6 mi · 14 min · US Highway 287
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Continue on Burnett Street
1.1 km · 59 sec · Burnett Street
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Continue on US Highway 287
13.8 mi · 15 min · US Highway 287
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Continue on Avenue F Northwest
2.8 mi · 3 min · Avenue F Northwest
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Continue on US Highway 287
54.4 mi · 59 min · US Highway 287
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Continue on Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway
4.1 mi · 4 min · Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway
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Continue on US Highway 287 East
40.5 mi · 43 min · US Highway 287 East
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Continue on Northwest Freeway
4.6 mi · 5 min · Northwest Freeway
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Keep slight right to continue on Northwest Freeway
2984 ft · 42 sec · Northwest Freeway
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Merge slight left onto Central Freeway
2.5 mi · 3 min · Central Freeway
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Continue on Lloyd Ruby Overpass
1.4 km · 1 min · Lloyd Ruby Overpass
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Continue on Central East Freeway
1.4 km · 1 min · Central East Freeway
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Keep slight right to continue on Central East Freeway
1.8 mi · 2 min · Central East Freeway
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Keep slight right to continue on Central East Freeway
96.6 mi · 1 hr 44 min · Central East Freeway
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Continue straight
4.6 mi · 5 min
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Merge slight left onto North Freeway
2.3 mi · 3 min · North Freeway
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Take the exit slight right toward I 820
2148 ft · 24 sec
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Keep slight left to continue on I 820 East
1 mi · 2 min
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Merge slight left onto Northeast Loop
1893 ft · 25 sec · Northeast Loop
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Take the exit slight left toward I 820 Express East Toll
675 ft · 8 sec
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Merge slight left onto I 820 TEXpress
5.5 mi · 6 min · I 820 TEXpress
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Continue on SH 121/183 TEXpress
4.4 mi · 4 min · SH 121/183 TEXpress
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Continue on SH 183 TEXpress
11.7 mi · 12 min · SH 183 TEXpress
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Keep slight right to continue on SH 183 TEXpress
3.3 mi · 3 min · SH 183 TEXpress
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Merge slight right onto John W Carpenter Freeway
1.3 km · 51 sec · John W Carpenter Freeway
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Merge slight left onto North Stemmons Freeway
3.9 mi · 5 min · North Stemmons Freeway
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Take the exit slight right toward Continental Avenue, Commerce Street West
778 ft · 22 sec
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Turn straight onto North Stemmons Freeway
764 ft · 18 sec · North Stemmons Freeway
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Turn left onto Continental Avenue
1715 ft · 49 sec · Continental Avenue
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Turn left onto McKinney Avenue
1118 ft · 25 sec · McKinney Avenue
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Take the ramp slight left toward US 75 North
1229 ft · 30 sec
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Merge slight left onto Woodall Rodgers Freeway
2170 ft · 37 sec · Woodall Rodgers Freeway
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Keep slight right to continue on I 45 South: Houston
2537 ft · 49 sec
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Merge slight left onto Julius Schepps Freeway
3.1 mi · 4 min · Julius Schepps Freeway
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Keep slight right to continue on C F Hawn Freeway
68.7 mi · 1 hr 15 min · C F Hawn Freeway
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Continue on US Highway 175 West
46 m · 10 sec · US Highway 175 West
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Turn left onto West Corsicana Street
2.5 mi · 5 min · West Corsicana Street
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Continue on US Highway 175 East
20.8 mi · 22 min · US Highway 175 East
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Continue on West Pine Street
2 mi · 3 min · West Pine Street
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Continue on US Highway 175
13.3 mi · 15 min · US Highway 175
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Continue on Frankston Highway
3163 ft · 58 sec · Frankston Highway
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Continue on Alexander Boulevard
937 ft · 22 sec · Alexander Boulevard
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At the end of the road, turn right onto North Jackson Street
3.3 mi · 4 min · North Jackson Street
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Continue on US Highway 69 North
9.5 mi · 11 min · US Highway 69 North
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Continue on North Dickinson Drive
3.4 mi · 4 min · North Dickinson Drive
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Continue on US Highway 69 South
9.3 mi · 11 min · US Highway 69 South
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Continue on North Marcus Street
1.5 mi · 2 min · North Marcus Street
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Continue on US Highway 69 South
11.5 mi · 13 min · US Highway 69 South
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Continue on Rusk Street
15.1 mi · 19 min · Rusk Street
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Take the exit slight right
555 ft · 15 sec
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Continue on Loop 287 Frontage Road
2497 ft · 49 sec · Loop 287 Frontage Road
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Continue on Loop 287 Frontage Road
750 ft · 18 sec · Loop 287 Frontage Road
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Turn right onto Kurth Drive
2.1 mi · 3 min · Kurth Drive
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Turn straight onto North Timberland Drive
1.2 mi · 2 min · North Timberland Drive
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Turn left onto South Chestnut Street
3102 ft · 1 min · South Chestnut Street
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Turn left onto East Denman Avenue
38.5 mi · 44 min · East Denman Avenue
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Continue on North Wheeler Avenue
3 mi · 3 min · North Wheeler Avenue
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Continue on US Highway 69 North
6.7 mi · 8 min · US Highway 69 North
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Continue on North Magnolia Street
2.9 mi · 3 min · North Magnolia Street
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Continue on US Highway 69 South
42.5 mi · 48 min · US Highway 69 South
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Merge slight left
9.5 mi · 10 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 10 East, US 90 East: Lake Charles
3013 ft · 1 min
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Merge slight left onto Lake Charles
1.3 km · 60 sec
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Take the exit slight right toward Spur 380: Martin Luther King Parkway, Magnolia Avenue
150 m · 12 sec
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Turn straight onto Interstate 10 East Frontage Road
149 m · 14 sec · Interstate 10 East Frontage Road
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Turn right onto Gulf Street
5.8 mi · 9 min · Gulf Street
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Keep slight left
5.4 mi · 8 min
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Turn right onto Boston Avenue
1187 ft · 34 sec · Boston Avenue
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Arrive at your destination
0 m · 1 sec · Boston Avenue
Car Route Details
A richer read on the saved driving route between Denver and Nederland.
Long-distance drive
This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.
John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
Continue on John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
102 mi · 01h 46m
Route Summary
A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.
Better with a longer stop
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
Mostly Cloudy leaving Denver and Mostly Sunny near Nederland.
Trip Questions
Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.
How long does it take to drive from Denver to Nederland?
The road trip is about 1081.4 miles (1740.4 km) and usually takes 19h 57m in normal driving conditions.
Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
What is the halfway point on this route?
Childress is a useful midpoint, sitting about 540.7 miles from Denver and 540.7 miles from Nederland.
How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?
The direct path is about 917 miles (1475.8 km), while the road route adds roughly 164.4 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.
When is the best time to leave for this route?
A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM MST. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.
How much will gas cost for this route?
Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $154.62 one way or $309.25 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 339.1 kg one way.
Do you cross a time zone on this route?
Yes. There is about a 1 hour time difference between Denver and Nederland, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.
What should you check before leaving?
Before you leave, expect Mostly Cloudy around Denver and Mostly Sunny near Nederland.
Flight Path Map
This map shows the direct air route between Denver and Nederland. Straight-line distance: 917.01 mi (1475.78 km).
#1 Denver
The twentieth most populous city in the United States and the center of the Denver metropolitan area.
| Population | 735,538 |
| Coordinates | 39.7391500, -104.9847000 |
| Altitude | 1609 |
| Country | United States |
#2 Nederland
City in Texas, United States
| Population | 17,184 |
| Coordinates | 29.9743800, -93.9924000 |
| Altitude | 5 |
| Country | United States |
End: Nederland (-93.9924, 29.97438)
Estimated Travel Time
Distance: 1740 km by road
| Speed | Time |
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| 30 mph (48.3 km/h) | 36h 01m |
| 40 mph (64.37 km/h) | 27h 02m |
| 50 mph (80.47 km/h) | 21h 37m |
| 60 mph (96.56 km/h) | 18h 01m |
| 70 mph (112.65 km/h) | 15h 26m |
| 80 mph (129 km/h) | 13h 29m |
Fuel, Round Trip and CO2
Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.
| Fuel | $/gal | One way | Round trip |
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| Regular gas | $4.05 | $154.62 | $309.25 |
| Mid-grade | $4.45 | $169.66 | $339.32 |
| Premium | $4.76 | $181.76 | $363.51 |
| Diesel | $6.31 | $240.90 | $481.81 |
Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.
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