There are 11 ways to get from Cusco to Salento by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to Armenia
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Armenia (AXM)plane CUZ - AXM
8h 49m$165–536Bus, drive via Tumbes
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 Lago Agríobus
- Drive from Lago Agrío to Puerto Asíscar
- Take the bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
3d 4h$135–243Drive 3,681.3 km
- Drive from Cusco to Salentocar 3,681.3 km
2d 10h$554–800Fly to Manizales, taxi
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Manizales (MZL)plane CUZ - MZL
- Take the taxi from Manizales (MZL) to Salentotaxi
11h 57m$374–1,179Fly to Pereira
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Pereira (PEI)plane CUZ - PEI
8h 48m$188–674Fly to Perales Airport, taxi
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Perales Airport (IBE)plane CUZ - IBE
- Take the taxi from Perales Airport (IBE) to Salentotaxi
10h 12m$283–800Fly to Cali, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Cali (CLO)plane CUZ - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Bugabus
- Take the bus from Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
11h 35m$233–661Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the taxi from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Salentotaxi
3d 4h$383–484Bus
- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
3d 11h$213–369Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agríobus
- Drive from Lago Agrío to Puerto Asíscar
- Take the bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
3d 14h$154–254Bus, drive #2
- Take the bus from Cusco to Andahuaylasbus
- Take the bus from Andahuaylas to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agríobus
- Drive from Lago Agrío to Puerto Asíscar
- Take the bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
3d 18h$154–249
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Armenia (AXM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cusco to Salento is to bus and drive via Tumbes which costs $130 - $250 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Salento is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $180 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Cusco to Salento. However, there are services departing from Cusco and arriving at Salento via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Rumichaca, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali and Terminal de Transportes de Armenia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 11h.
The distance between Cusco and Salento is 2080 km. The road distance is 3681.3 km.
The best way to get from Cusco to Salento without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 3 days 4h and costs $380 - $490.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Cusco to Salento, including transfers.
Cusco to Salento bus services, operated by Oltursa, depart from Cusco station.
The best way to get from Cusco to Salento is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $160 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $370 and takes 3 days 11h.
Cusco to Salento bus services, operated by Oltursa, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cusco to Salento is 3681 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Cusco to Salento.
What companies run services between Cusco, Peru and Salento, Quindío, Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Armenia (AXM) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cusco to Salento via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali, and Terminal de Transportes de Armenia in around 3d 11h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Armenia via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Manizales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Manizales via La Paz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Manizales via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Manizales via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Perales Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Perales Airport via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Armenia via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Pereira via Lima, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Perales Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Perales Airport via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cali via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cali via Lima, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Armenia via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Manizales via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Manizales via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cali via Lima, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- 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
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- cooperativa@cootrancise.com
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Cali Airport to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $40–60
- 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
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- 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 Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +51 998 840 376
- wilyemn_gf@hotmail.com
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Cusco to Andahuaylas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/senor-de-huanca-bus-tickets
Bus from Andahuaylas to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/senor-de-huanca-bus-tickets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Estimated price
- $85–120
Taxis Libres
- Phone
- +57 606 899 9999
- Website
- taxislibres.com.co
Taxi Flota El Ruiz
- Phone
- +57 606 882 4253
Tax La Feria Manizales
- Phone
- +57 606 884 8888
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Super Taxi
- Phone
- +57 317 4866000
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Tolima
- Phone
- +57 315 324 2425
- Website
- facebook.com
Megataxi
- Phone
- +57 608 515 3595
- Website
- megataxi-ibague.com.co
Super Taxi
- Phone
- +57 317 4866000
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Tolima
- Phone
- +57 315 324 2425
- Website
- facebook.com
Megataxi
- Phone
- +57 608 515 3595
- Website
- megataxi-ibague.com.co
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