There are 9 ways to get from Cusco to Riobamba by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUZ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Riobambabus
9h 43m$193–423Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Riobambabus
2d$70–174Drive 2,600 km
- Drive from Cusco to Riobambacar 2,600 km
40h 12m$391–565Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CUZ - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Riobambacar
7h 58m$206–503Fly to Cuenca, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Cuenca (CUE)plane CUZ - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
11h 49m$287–611Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Tumbes (TBP)plane CUZ - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Riobambabus
13h 29m$98–347Bus via Chiclayo
- Take the bus from Cusco to Ayacuchobus
- Take the bus from Ayacucho to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
2d 4h$166–222Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabambabus
2d 4h$92–189Bus #3
- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabambabus
2d 10h$151–197
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cusco to Riobamba is to bus which costs $70 - $180 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Riobamba is to fly and drive which takes 7h 58m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Cusco to Riobamba. However, there are services departing from Cusco and arriving at Riobamba via Ayacucho, Lima, Chiclayo and Cuenca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Cusco and Riobamba is 1878 km. The road distance is 2600 km.
The best way to get from Cusco to Riobamba without a car is to bus via Chiclayo which takes 2 days 4h and costs $160 - $230.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Cusco to Riobamba, including transfers.
Cusco to Riobamba bus services, operated by Empresa de Transporte Señor de Huanca, depart from Cusco station.
Cusco to Riobamba bus services, operated by Empresa de Transporte Señor de Huanca, arrive at Ayacucho station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cusco to Riobamba is 2600 km. It takes approximately 40h 12m to drive from Cusco to Riobamba.
There are 82+ hotels available in Riobamba.
What companies run services between Cusco, Peru and Riobamba, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Cusco to Riobamba via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Tumbes, Huaquillas, and Machala in around 2d.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–490
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–490
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–490
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cuenca via Arequipa, Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–390
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- 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
- +51 9 1461 0940
- contacto@loschankasgroup.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Machala to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- 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 Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +51 998 840 376
- wilyemn_gf@hotmail.com
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Cusco to Ayacucho
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/senor-de-huanca-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +51 992-886-115
Bus from Ayacucho to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80
- Book at
- waybus.pe
Bus from Lima to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Chiclayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TRANSPORTESCOLTA/
- Website
- https://andestransit.com/Search
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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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