There are 9 ways to get from Ecuador to Colombia by plane, bus, or car
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Fly José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
best- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane GYE - BOG
2h 20m$233–367Bus via Cali
cheapest- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Salitrebus
35h 36m$61–111Bus
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Lago Agriobus Guayaquil
- Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
30h 30m$73–102Drive 1,459.8 km
- Drive from Guayaquil to Bogotácar 1,459.8 km
23h 17m$83–120Fly José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane GYE - MDE
2h 55m$243–465Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to El Dorado International Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane UIO - BOG
4h 5m$195–377Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane UIO - MDE
4h 40m$215–395Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Rumichacabus Lima-Cucuta
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
36h 1m$113–156Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
38h 49m$90–144
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ecuador to Colombia is to bus which costs $70 - $110 and takes 30h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ecuador to Colombia is to fly which takes 2h 20m and costs $230 - $370.
The distance between Ecuador and Colombia is 1019 km. The road distance is 1459.8 km.
The best way to get from Ecuador to Colombia without a car is to bus which takes 36h 1m and costs $110 - $160.
It takes approximately 2h 20m to get from Ecuador to Colombia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ecuador to Colombia is to fly which takes 2h 20m and costs $230 - $370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $70 - $110 and takes 30h 30m.
Yes, the driving distance between Ecuador to Colombia is 1460 km. It takes approximately 23h 17m to drive from Ecuador to Colombia.
There are 2895+ hotels available in Colombia.
What companies run services between Ecuador and Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. and LATAM Chile fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Guayaquil to Bogotá via Lago Agrio, La Dorada, Putumayo, and Terminal Satelite del Sur in around 30h 30m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–480
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–480
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–480
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–420
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–420
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–420
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Guayaquil to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Guayaquil to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- info@taxgacela.com
- Website
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
- Phone
- +593 97 943 4964
- info@expresotulcan.com
- Website
- expresotulcan.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- expresotulcan.com
- Phone
- +593 98 243 4494
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ExpresoTurismoDelNorte/
- Phone
- +593 06 298 0633
- contacto@velotaxtulcan.com
- Website
- velotaxtulcan.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://velotaxtulcan.com/
- 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
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- 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
- +57 333 033 4244
- redessociales@velotax.com.co
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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