There are 8 ways to get from Bogotá to Riobamba by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
best- 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 Riobamba
8h 39m$182–349Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Puerto Caicedo
- Drive from Puerto Caicedo to Lago Agrio
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Take the bus from El Coca to Riobamba
26h 42m$52–79Drive 1,256.3 km
- Drive from Bogotá to Riobamba1,256.3 km
19h 18m$72–103Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)BOG - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Riobamba
7h 28m$203–460Fly to Cuenca, bus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Cuenca (CUE)BOG - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
9h 33m$188–353Fly to Ipiales, bus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Ipiales (IPI)BOG - IPI
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
10h 38m$213–458Bus
- 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 Riobamba
30h 28m$71–112Bus via Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
33h 58m$73–116
El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bogotá to Riobamba is to bus and drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 26h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Bogotá to Riobamba is to fly and drive which takes 7h 28m and costs $200 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Bogotá to Riobamba. However, there are services departing from Terminal Salitre and arriving at Riobamba via Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 28m.
The distance between Bogotá and Riobamba is 947 km. The road distance is 1256.3 km.
The best way to get from Bogotá to Riobamba without a car is to bus which takes 30h 28m and costs $70 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Bogotá to Riobamba, including transfers.
Bogotá to Riobamba bus services, operated by Continental Bus, depart from Terminal Salitre station.
Bogotá to Riobamba bus services, operated by Continental Bus, arrive at Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bogotá to Riobamba is 1256 km. It takes approximately 19h 18m to drive from Bogotá to Riobamba.
There are 83+ hotels available in Riobamba.
What companies run services between Bogotá, Colombia and Riobamba, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Salitre to Riobamba via Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca, and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 30h 28m.
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- Website
- avianca.com
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 José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- 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
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–390
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Puerto Caicedo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com.ec
Bus from El Coca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- 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/
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- redessociales@velotax.com.co
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- 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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