The 2027 Sundance Film Festival takes place from Thursday 21 January to Sunday 31 January 2027 in Boulder, Colorado, according to the Sundance Institute. It is the festival's first edition in its new host city after its long run in Park City, Utah, and it brings filmmakers, sales agents, distributors, press, sponsors and audiences to a city of about 105,000 people at the foot of the Flatirons. Visit Boulder, the city's convention and visitors bureau, lists the key dates: passes and packages went on sale on 15 October 2026, the film lineup and schedule are announced in December 2026, and single screening tickets go on sale on 8 January 2027.
Boulder is not one of the 141 Elly8.net cities, so this page plans the festival from the nearest one, Denver, and from Denver International Airport, where almost every festival visitor lands. Elly8.net books the airport arrival, cars by the hour between Boulder venues, and evening cars for premieres, dinners and parties, at prices fixed before you travel.
How do you get to Sundance 2027 in Boulder?
Fly into Denver International Airport and book a chauffeured transfer to your Boulder hotel, about 40 miles away and about 45 minutes outside peak times. During the festival, add a chauffeur by the hour for the days you move between screenings, meetings and dinners, so the car is waiting when each one ends.
Inside Boulder, the festival is compact. Visit Boulder says all the festival venues are within two miles of one another, and that the city's buses will serve them every 10 to 15 minutes. Many attendees will walk or ride the bus between screenings, and for a single viewer with time between films, that is a good plan. A car matters for the airport run in January weather, for a packed schedule of premieres and meetings, for teams and talent with a publicist, and for nights that end at a party across town or back in Denver.
Sundance 2027 at a glance
- Dates: 21 to 31 January 2027, confirmed on the Sundance Institute's festival page.
- Host city: Boulder, Colorado, about 40 miles north-west of Denver International Airport.
- Key dates: lineup and schedule in December 2026; single tickets on sale 8 January 2027.
- Venues: spread across downtown Boulder, the University of Colorado Boulder campus, Boulder High School, the Dairy Arts Center, Cinemark Century Boulder and Chautauqua.
Arriving at Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport (DEN) is about 25 miles (40 km) from LoDo and Union Station in Denver, roughly 37 minutes on a clear road, and about 40 miles from Boulder. Visit Boulder describes the drive from DEN as about 45 minutes outside peak times on a toll-free route via Peña Boulevard, I-70, I-270 and US-36, or about 40 minutes on the tolled route via E-470 and the Northwest Parkway. The road is flat with no mountain passes, but late January can bring snow, and the morning and evening commutes slow both routes.
Your chauffeur tracks the flight number you give at booking and meets you inside the terminal at baggage claim with a name board. Complimentary waiting after a tracked landing is included, so a de-icing hold or a slow carousel does not change the price. Private aircraft can use Centennial Airport (APA), south of Denver; see private jet and FBO transfers.
| Route or package (Denver price list) | Business Sedan | Business SUV | First Class SUV | Executive Sprinter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN to LoDo and Union Station | US$225 | US$295 | US$360 | US$585 |
| DEN round trip | US$430 | US$565 | US$685 | US$1,115 |
| APA to LoDo and Union Station | US$195 | US$255 | US$315 | US$510 |
| By the hour, as directed (3-hour minimum) | US$95 | US$120 | US$145 | US$190 |
| Evening out and event night (5 hours) | US$475 | US$600 | US$725 | US$950 |
| Full-day chauffeur (8 hours) | US$700 | US$885 | US$1,070 | US$1,400 |
| Corporate roadshow day (10 hours) | US$855 | US$1,080 | US$1,305 | US$1,710 |
Prices are per vehicle and all-in: chauffeur, vehicle, taxes, standard gratuity and airport meet and greet. Tolls, parking and waiting beyond the included time are billed at cost. The DEN to Boulder transfer and pickups at Boulder hotels are not on the Denver price list; the web booker quotes them as a fixed price as soon as you enter the address, and the quote is locked when you reserve. Rides in Denver are operated by licensed, commercially insured local chauffeur partners vetted through the Limousine Worldwide network; Elly8.net takes the booking, fixes the price and runs the 24/7 desk.
The festival map: where the screenings are
Visit Boulder has published the official 2027 venues and the walking times between them. Grouped by area:
- Downtown, around Pearl Street: the Boulder Theater, eTown Hall, Canyon Theater and Casey Middle School, most a short walk from Pearl Street.
- CU Boulder campus: Macky Auditorium, Muenzinger Auditorium, Roe Green Theatre and Old Main, all within about a 10-minute walk of each other.
- Boulder High School Auditorium: about 8 to 10 minutes on foot from CU and about 10 minutes from the Boulder Theater.
- Dairy Arts Center: the Boedecker Theater and the Gordon Gamm Theater, about 20 to 25 minutes on foot from downtown.
- Cinemark Century Boulder: about 35 minutes on foot from downtown, around 5 minutes from the Dairy Arts Center.
- Chautauqua Auditorium: farther from the festival core and uphill, where Visit Boulder suggests transit may be preferable.
The Visit Boulder getting-around guide gives the full walking table and notes that more route and parking details will be added as the City of Boulder's transportation plan develops. For a car, that means drop-offs and pickups will follow the city's festival traffic plan; the desk will set your stops at the permitted points once they are published.
A festival day with an hourly chauffeur
Sundance days are a sequence of fixed times: a premiere, a press line, a lunch meeting, a second screening, a dinner, a party. The gaps between them are short, and January evenings are cold. An hourly car keeps the sequence on time.
Morning. The chauffeur collects you at your hotel and drops you at the first venue, whether that is a theatre on Pearl Street or an auditorium on the CU campus.
Midday. Between screenings the car holds nearby, reachable by phone. A meeting at a hotel, a lunch on Pearl Street, or the longer hop to the Dairy Arts Center or Cinemark becomes a short ride.
Evening. The evening out and event night package, five hours from US$475 in a Business Sedan to US$950 in an Executive Sprinter, covers a premiere, the after-party and the ride back to your hotel, or to Denver if you are staying there. By the hour, the Denver price list runs from US$95 in a Business Sedan to US$190 in an Executive Sprinter, with a 3-hour minimum; a full-day chauffeur is US$700 to US$1,400. For a car based in Boulder all day, the web booker confirms the price before you reserve. More on hourly chauffeur service and event transportation.
Filmmakers, studios, sales teams and talent
Festival teams travel together and keep moving. An Executive Sprinter carries a cast, a crew or a sales team and its bags in one vehicle, and suits arrivals at DEN as well as nights out. For larger programmes, the desk schedules several cars under one reference, with pickups from different hotels timed to one arrival. See film and production transportation, group transportation and the Sprinter van with driver.
Studios, distributors and agencies can open a corporate account for fixed airport fares, monthly invoicing and a named contact. Travel agents and festival packagers can use travel-agent accounts. For talent and executives, chauffeurs are briefed only on timing and route, and the desk signs non-disclosure agreements on request. Elly8.net is a transportation service, not a security company; protective details should be arranged separately.
Bus, taxi, rideshare or a chauffeur: the honest comparison
Boulder and Denver have good public options, and for many festivalgoers they are the right choice.
| Option | DEN to Boulder | Time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTD airport bus (AB1, AB2, AB3) | US$10 one way | about 1 h 15-20 min, roughly hourly | One traveller, light bag, hotel near downtown Boulder |
| Taxi | US$115.04 flat fare, airport access fee included | about 45 min outside peak | Walk-up arrivals, two travellers |
| Rideshare | up-front app price, varies with demand | about 45 min outside peak | Off-peak arrivals with flexible plans |
| Elly8.net chauffeur | fixed quote on the web booker | about 45 min outside peak, door to door | Late flights, groups, talent, teams with bags |
According to the Visit Boulder arrival guide, RTD's AB1, AB2 and AB3 buses leave from the Transit Center at the south end of DEN's Jeppesen Terminal, run about every 60 minutes (more often at peak times), take about 1 hour 15 to 20 minutes and cost US$10 one way, with riders 19 and under free; the same guide gives a US$115.04 flat taxi fare from DEN to Boulder. RTD's fares page has the current passes. Inside Boulder, the HOP bus will be free during the festival, and the Flatiron Flyer links Boulder with Denver Union Station.
For one festivalgoer with a carry-on, US$10 on the airport bus is hard to beat, and we would say so. A pre-booked car makes more sense for groups and teams with luggage, late arrivals, talent who should not wait at a stop, packed schedules across several venues, and anyone who needs a fixed number on a production budget. See chauffeur vs Uber and Lyft for the general trade-offs.
Staying in Denver, and after the festival
Boulder's hotels will be in heavy demand during the festival, and some attendees will stay in Denver. From LoDo, Boulder is about 28 miles (45 km), roughly 37 minutes on a clear road; a nightly return with an evening package is a practical way to commute. The Denver car service page covers the city's hotels, the convention centre and the venues in detail.
After the festival, many visitors head to the mountains. The desk books cars to Vail and Aspen, and onward to Park City and Salt Lake City for travellers continuing west. In winter, Colorado's traction law can apply on mountain highways, and chauffeurs plan routes and timing around it. Closer to Denver, the signature day trip is six hours to Red Rocks and the Rocky Mountain foothills, from US$525 in a Business Sedan to US$1,050 in an Executive Sprinter. Flights and hotels can be booked through our travel partner BookingWorldwide.net; Elly8.net books the car.
How booking works
- Enter the pickup and drop-off: DEN or APA and your flight number, your Boulder or Denver hotel, or a festival venue.
- Choose the vehicle, from Business Sedan to Executive Sprinter, or an hourly package.
- Press Reserve now on the Denver price list, or use the web booker for Boulder addresses. Confirmation arrives by email, with the chauffeur's details before pickup.
Partner vehicles are four model years old or newer. Elly8.net is a member of LimousineWorldwide.Directory, LimousineAssociation.International, HotelsWorldwide.Directory and VacationsWorldwide.Directory. The first edition in Boulder will fill the region's chauffeured cars, so reserve now.
Frequently asked questions
How far is Boulder from Denver International Airport?
About 40 miles. Visit Boulder gives the drive as about 45 minutes outside peak times on the toll-free route, or about 40 minutes on the tolled route via E-470 and the Northwest Parkway. Snow and the weekday commutes can add time, so the desk sets pickups with margin.
How much is a car from DEN to Boulder for Sundance?
The DEN to Boulder transfer is quoted as a fixed price per vehicle by the web booker as soon as you enter your hotel, and it does not change after you reserve. On the Denver price list, DEN to LoDo and Union Station is US$225 in a Business Sedan and US$585 in an Executive Sprinter.
Can a chauffeur wait between screenings?
Yes. Book by the hour, from US$95 in a Business Sedan with a 3-hour minimum, or the five-hour evening package for a premiere and after-party. The car holds nearby and is reachable by phone, so it is ready when each screening or meeting ends.
Is the airport bus a better option?
For one traveller with light luggage, often yes: RTD's airport buses to Boulder are US$10 one way and take about 1 hour 15 to 20 minutes. A car is better for groups, talent, late flights, heavy bags and schedules with several venues in a day.
Where does the chauffeur meet me at DEN?
Inside the terminal at baggage claim, with a name board. Add your flight number when you book; the desk tracks the flight and adjusts the pickup if you land early or late, and waiting is complimentary after a tracked landing.
What is the cancellation policy?
Free more than 72 hours before pickup; 10% at 72 hours or less; 50% at 48 hours or less; 100% at 24 hours or less or for a no-show. Refunds go to the original card. The 24/7 desk can move pickups as the festival schedule changes.
When should we book?
As soon as your passes and hotel are confirmed. The schedule is announced in December, and the opening weekend and the premieres fill the region's larger vehicles first.
