There are 5 ways to get from Bogotá to Samaipata by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly from El Dorado International Airport, bus
best- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)BOG - VVI
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
10h 39m$238–478Bus to Perales Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Fly from Perales Airport (IBE) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)IBE - VVI
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
19h 4m$202–828Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Take the bus from Arequipa to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
4d 7h$373–830Drive 4,987.7 km
- Drive from Bogotá to Samaipata4,987.7 km
3d 1h$261–377Bus to Villavicencio, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Guayabetal
- Fly from Villavicencio (VVC) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)VVC - VVI
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
19h 33m$322–1,328
El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bogotá to Samaipata is to fly and bus which costs $230 - $480 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Bogotá to Samaipata is to fly and bus which takes 10h 39m and costs $230 - $480.
The distance between Bogotá and Samaipata is 2910 km. The road distance is 4987.7 km.
The best way to get from Bogotá to Samaipata without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 4 days 7h and costs $370 - $850.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Bogotá to Samaipata, including transfers.
Samaipata is 1h ahead of Bogotá. It is currently 11:06 PM in Bogotá and 12:06 AM in Samaipata.
Yes, the driving distance between Bogotá to Samaipata is 4988 km. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from Bogotá to Samaipata.
There are 40+ hotels available in Samaipata.
What companies run services between Bogotá, Colombia and Samaipata, Bolivia?
There is no direct connection from Bogotá to Samaipata. However, you can take the bus to Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado, walk to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) airport, fly to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional Viru Viru, take the line 135 bus to Santa Cruz - Ex Terminal, walk to Santa Cruz, then take the bus to Samaipata. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, walk to Terminal Ipiales, take the bus to Rumichaca, take the bus to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, take the bus to Arequipa, take the bus to La Paz, take the bus to Santa Cruz, then take the taxi to Samaipata.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Perales Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Villavicencio to Viru Viru International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Villavicencio to Viru Viru International Airport via Cali, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–400
Flights from Perales Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Phone
- +591 71355988
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- 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 Salitre to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- nuevo.continente.srl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–320
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- info@transcopacabanasa.com
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Phone
- +591 7297 1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–32
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $13–16
- Semicama
- $18–23
- Cama
- $29–33
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- flotacosmos1@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +57 601 745 0505
- gerencia@autollanos.com
- Website
- autollanos.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Guayabetal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- autollanos.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Smartaxi
- Phone
- +591 3 3257222
- Website
- smartaxi.com.bo
Radio Movil Vallegrande
- Phone
- +591 3 3526162
- Website
- radiomovilvallegrande.com
Alo Taxi
- Phone
- +591 3 3405858
- Website
- facebook.com
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