There are 7 ways to get from Cartageno to Quito by taxi, 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.
Taxi, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
best- Take the taxi from Cartageno to El Alcaraván Airport (EYP)
- Fly from El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)EYP - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
5h 38m$323–708Drive 1,352.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Cartageno to Quito1,352.9 km
21h 41m$77–111Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Cartageno to Sutatenza
- Take the bus from Sutatenza to Terminal Salitre
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
33h 47m$130–177Taxi, fly to Ipiales, bus
- Take the taxi from Cartageno to El Alcaraván Airport (EYP)
- Fly from El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) to Ipiales (IPI)EYP - IPI
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
11h 31m$225–833Taxi, bus via Sogamoso
- Take the taxi from Cartageno to Aguazul
- Take the bus from Aguazul to Sogamoso
- Take the bus from Sogamoso to Terminal Salitre
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
34h 34m$99–146Bus
- Take the bus from Tauramena to Terminal Salitre
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
36h 4m$99–144Bus via Cali
- Take the bus from Tauramena to Terminal Salitre
- 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
37h 38m$101–154
El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartageno to Quito is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 21h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cartageno to Quito is to taxi and fly and car which takes 5h 38m and costs $320 - $750.
The distance between Cartageno and Quito is 1015 km. The road distance is 1352.9 km.
The best way to get from Cartageno to Quito without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 33h 47m and costs $130 - $180.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Cartageno to Quito, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartageno to Quito is 1353 km. It takes approximately 21h 41m to drive from Cartageno to Quito.
There are 871+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Cartageno, Colombia and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a vehicle from Cartageno to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Tauramena, Terminal Salitre, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, Terminal Ipiales, and Rumichaca in around 36h 4m.
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- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from El Alcaraván Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from El Alcaraván Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from El Alcaraván Airport to Ipiales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from El Alcaraván Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Phone
- +57 310 827 74 40
- Website
- flotavalledetenza.com
Bus from Sutatenza to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- flotavalledetenza.com
- Phone
- 018000116222
- servicioalcliente@flotalamacarena.com
- Website
- flotalamacarena.com
Bus from Sutatenza to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- flotalamacarena.com
Bus from Tauramena to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- flotalamacarena.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
- $14–30
- 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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 322 2526992
- servicioalcliente@autoboysa.com.co
- Website
- autoboysa.com.co
Bus from Aguazul to Sogamoso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
Bus from Sogamoso to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 608 7725815
- servicioalcliente@coflonorte.com
- Website
- coflonorte.com.co
Bus from Aguazul to Sogamoso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- coflonorte.com.co
- Book at
- coflonorte.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 320 3025161
- rapidoduitama@gmail.com
- Website
- redbus.co
Bus from Sogamoso to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- elrapidoduitama.redbus.co
- Phone
- +57 320 302 5161
- expresopazderio@gmail.com
- Website
- expresopazderio.redbus.co
Bus from Sogamoso to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://expresopazderio.redbus.co/
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- gerencia@cootransbol.com
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Sogamoso to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
- 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
- +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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Estimated price
- $19–70
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