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 Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane GYE - MDE
2h 50m$234–517Bus 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 Satelite del Surbus
37h 30m$60–101Bus via Tulcán
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tulcánbus Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
32h 1m$69–98Drive 1,460.3 km
- Drive from Guayaquil to Bogotácar 1,460.3 km
23h 17m$83–120Fly José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane GYE - BOG
3h 24m$216–448Car 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$204–455Car 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
5h 18m$176–306Bus
- 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$102–142Bus 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
41h 8m$81–124
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ecuador to Colombia is to bus via Cali which costs $60 - $110 and takes 37h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ecuador to Colombia is to fly which takes 2h 50m and costs $230 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ecuador to Colombia. However, there are services departing from Guayaquil and arriving at Kr 25 - Cl 17 via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, CL 19 - KR 69B Zona Ind. Montevideo and TV 11A - DG 38G Sur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 8m.
The distance between Ecuador and Colombia is 1085 km. The road distance is 1460.3 km.
The best way to get from Ecuador to Colombia without a car is to bus which takes 36h 1m and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from Ecuador to Colombia, including transfers.
Ecuador to Colombia bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi, depart from Guayaquil station.
The best way to get from Ecuador to Colombia is to fly which takes 2h 50m and costs $230 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus via Tulcán, which costs $65 - $100 and takes 32h 1m.
Ecuador to Colombia bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ecuador to Colombia is 1460 km. It takes approximately 23h 17m to drive from Ecuador to Colombia.
What companies run services between Ecuador and Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. flies from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Guayaquil to Bogotá via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil, Tulcán, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, and Terminal Salitre in around 32h 1m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–370
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–330
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–350
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
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
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.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
- $50–65
- 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 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 06 298 0633
- contacto@velotaxtulcan.com
- Website
- velotaxtulcan.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://velotaxtulcan.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
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- flotamagdalena.com
- Premium
- $27–35
- 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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