There are 9 ways to get from Lima to Riobamba by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane LIM - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Riobambacar
8h 11m$220–523Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabambabus Guayaquil
35h 8m$54–105Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobambabus Riobamba / ...
27h 28m$127–161Drive 1,580 km
- Drive from Lima to Riobambacar 1,580 km
22h 38m$238–343Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LIM - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobambabus
9h 42m$178–464Fly to Cuenca, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Cuenca (CUE)plane LIM - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
11h 23m$228–529Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Tumbes (TBP)plane LIM - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Riobambabus
12h 42m$78–203Fly to Coca, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Coca (OCC)plane LIM - OCC
- Take the bus from El Coca to Riobambabus
15h 36m$155–529Bus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Lima-Cucuta / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabambabus Guayaquil
32h 56m$114–138
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Riobamba is to bus which costs $50 - $110 and takes 35h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Riobamba is to fly and drive which takes 8h 11m and costs $220 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Riobamba. However, there are services departing from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and arriving at Riobamba via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 28m.
The distance between Lima and Riobamba is 1374 km. The road distance is 1580 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Riobamba without a car is to bus via Quito which takes 27h 28m and costs $120 - $170.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Lima to Riobamba, including transfers.
Lima to Riobamba bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Lima to Riobamba bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lima to Riobamba is 1580 km. It takes approximately 22h 38m to drive from Lima to Riobamba.
There are 89+ hotels available in Riobamba.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Riobamba, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Riobamba via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 27h 28m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–500
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–500
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Coca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Coca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Coca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Coca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- 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
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
- 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
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from El Coca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- capinita.com
- Book at
- capinita.com
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transporte Colta
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transporte Colta
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transporte Colta
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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