There are 5 ways to get from Portoviejo to Playa Rica by bus, shuttle, plane, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, shuttle, fly, taxi
best- Take the bus from Portoviejo to Puerto Lópezbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto López to Guayaquil Airport
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA)plane GYE - FLA
- Take the taxi from Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) to Playa Ricataxi
17h 8m$382–1,090Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Portoviejo to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Florenciabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Florencia to Valparaísobus
45h 12m$63–95Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Portoviejo to Coca - Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Drive from Lago Agrio to La Hormigacar
- Take the bus from La Hormiga to Terminal de Pitalitobus
- Take the bus from Pitalito to Terminal de Transportes de Florenciabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Florencia to Valparaísobus
31h 22m$82–117Drive 1,155.3 km
- Drive from Portoviejo to Playa Ricacar 1,155.3 km
19h 9m$66–95Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Portoviejo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe 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 Florenciabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Florencia to Valparaísobus
45h 56m$85–134
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portoviejo to Playa Rica is to bus which costs $60 - $100 and takes 45h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Portoviejo to Playa Rica is to bus and shuttle and fly and taxi which takes 17h 8m and costs $380 - $1,100.
The distance between Portoviejo and Playa Rica is 1008 km. The road distance is 1155.3 km.
The best way to get from Portoviejo to Playa Rica without a car is to bus via Quito which takes 45h 56m and costs $85 - $140.
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Portoviejo to Playa Rica, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Portoviejo to Playa Rica is 1155 km. It takes approximately 19h 9m to drive from Portoviejo to Playa Rica.
What companies run services between Portoviejo, Ecuador and Playa Rica, Caquetá, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Portoviejo to Playa Rica via Tulcán, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal de Transportes de Florencia, and Valparaíso in around 45h 12m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport via Quito, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- satena.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport via Bogota, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport via Quito, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Phone
- +593 99 065 0473
Bus from Portoviejo to Puerto López
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Portoviejo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reinadelcamino.ec
Bus from Portoviejo to Puerto López
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial/?ref=embed_page#
Bus from Portoviejo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial/?ref=embed_page#
- Phone
- +593 99 546 4860
- palosanto22@gmail.com
- Website
- whalewatchingecuador.com
Shuttle from Puerto López to Guayaquil Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $147
- Website
- https://whalewatchingecuador.com/es/actividades
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Portoviejo to Coca - Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com.ec
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 98 355 8858
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551429053510
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/petrolerashushufindi/?locale=es_LA
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Hormiga to Terminal de Pitalito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Hormiga to Terminal de Pitalito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $18–23
Bus from Pitalito to Terminal de Transportes de Florencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- cootranslaboyana.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 263 9122
- transportesdelyari@gmail.com
- Website
- transyari.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Florencia to Valparaíso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- transyari.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transyari.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +593 95 885 1254
- microsc71@gmail.com
- Website
- microsancristobal.com
Bus from Portoviejo to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Book at
- busplace.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
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Phone
- +57 608 435 8935
- info@coomotorflorencia.com
- Website
- coomotorflorencia.net
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Florencia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- coomotorflorencia.net
- Book at
- coomotorflorencia.net
- Phone
- +593 95 889 4181
- coopcoactur@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Portoviejo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Portoviejo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Portoviejo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Estimated price
- $60–75
Taxi Florencia
- Phone
- +57 314 4870322
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Express FLorencia
- Phone
- +57 311 2112000
- Website
- taxiexpressflorencia.com
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