There are 6 ways to get from Bogotá to Atacames by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to La Florida Airport, drive
best- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to La Florida Airport (TCO)BOG - TCO
- Drive from La Florida Airport (TCO) to Atacames
6h 35m$194–442Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Take the bus from Tulcán to AtacamesTulcán
31h 45m$50–77Drive 1,197.1 km
- Drive from Bogotá to Atacames1,197.1 km
19h 6m$68–98Fly to Ipiales, bus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Ipiales (IPI)BOG - IPI
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Atacames
12h 35m$185–415Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)BOG - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
11h 47m$192–363Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames
34h 2m$79–113
El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to La Florida Airport (TCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bogotá to Atacames is to bus which costs $45 - $80 and takes 31h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bogotá to Atacames is to fly and drive which takes 6h 35m and costs $190 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Bogotá to Atacames. However, there are services departing from Terminal Salitre and arriving at Atacames via Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 2m.
The distance between Bogotá and Atacames is 857 km. The road distance is 1197.1 km.
The best way to get from Bogotá to Atacames without a car is to bus via Quito which takes 34h 2m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Bogotá to Atacames, including transfers.
Bogotá to Atacames bus services, operated by Continental Bus, depart from Terminal Salitre station.
Bogotá to Atacames bus services, operated by Continental Bus, arrive at Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bogotá to Atacames is 1197 km. It takes approximately 19h 6m to drive from Bogotá to Atacames.
There are 199+ hotels available in Atacames.
What companies run services between Bogotá, Colombia and Atacames, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Salitre to Atacames via Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales and Tulcán in around 31h 45m.
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- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- satena.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to La Florida Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +593 6-298-0020
- coop.pullmancarchi@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tulcán to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- https://www.busbud.com/en/bus-company/pullman-carchi
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Quito to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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