There are 10 ways to get from Lima to Melgar by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to El Dorado International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane LIM - BOG
- Take the bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Melgarbus
8h 29m$179–366Bus via Quito
cheapest- Take the bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pastobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgarbus
3d$133–208Bus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgarbus
2d 6h$276–337Drive 2,728.1 km
- Drive from Lima to Melgarcar 2,728.1 km
40h 29m$410–593Fly to Perales Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Perales Airport (IBE)plane LIM - IBE
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Girardotbus
8h 26m$148–518Fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, taxi
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane LIM - MDE
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Melgartaxi
11h 11m$532–824Fly to Pereira, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Pereira (PEI)plane LIM - PEI
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Girardotbus
12h 34m$243–483Fly to Villavicencio, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Villavicencio (VVC)plane LIM - VVC
- Take the bus from Guayabetal to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgarbus
13h 44m$274–748Fly to Armenia, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Armenia (AXM)plane LIM - AXM
- Take the bus from Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Girardotbus
11h 32m$252–402Bus via Ipiales
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgarbus
2d 18h$188–310
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Melgar is to bus via Quito which costs $130 - $210 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Melgar is to fly and bus which takes 8h 26m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Melgar. However, there are services departing from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and arriving at Melgar via Rumichaca, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales and Terminal Salitre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Lima and Melgar is 2012 km. The road distance is 2728.1 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Melgar without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $270 - $340.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Lima to Melgar, including transfers.
Lima to Melgar bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Lima to Melgar bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Rumichaca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lima to Melgar is 2728 km. It takes approximately 40h 29m to drive from Lima to Melgar.
There are 842+ hotels available in Melgar.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Melgar, Tolima, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Melgar via Cúcuta, Terminal Cúcuta, and Terminal Salitre in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Perales Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Pereira via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Villavicencio via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Armenia via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–360
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Perales Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Perales Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Pereira via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–420
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Armenia via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–360
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–330
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–330
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–330
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–330
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Pereira via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Armenia via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–360
- Phone
- +57 318 801 1800
- Fa_central@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotaaguilasa.com
Bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/bus-schedule/flota-aguila
- 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/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- gerencia@cootransbol.com
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
- Phone
- +57 310 619 9914
- info@cooveracruz.com
- Website
- cooveracruz.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- cooveracruz.com
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- redessociales@velotax.com.co
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
- Phone
- 018000116222
- servicioalcliente@flotalamacarena.com
- Website
- flotalamacarena.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Girardot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- flotalamacarena.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 310 695 9595
- clientes@cootranshuila.com
- Website
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
- Phone
- +57 601 745 0505
- gerencia@autollanos.com
- Website
- autollanos.com
Bus from Guayabetal to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- autollanos.com
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $48
- 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 Terminal de Pasto to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
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
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Estimated price
- $350
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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