There are 10 ways to get from Puno to Riobamba by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
best- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane JUL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Riobambabus
13h$471–568Bus via Cusco
cheapest- Take the bus from Puno to Cusco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabambabus
2d 10h$112–221Bus
- Take the bus from Puno to Terminal Roncobus
- Take the bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Riobambabus
2d$119–203Drive 2,843 km
- Drive from Puno to Riobambacar 2,843 km
40h$428–618Fly Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane JUL - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Riobambacar
11h 15m$282–899Fly Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Cuenca, bus
- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane JUL - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
14h 37m$267–792Fly Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Tumbes (TBP)plane JUL - TBP
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Riobambabus
17h 8m$209–417Bus to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Take the bus from Puno to Arequipabus
- Fly from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane AQP - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Riobambabus
19h 14m$193–550Bus to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Puno to Arequipabus
- Fly from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane AQP - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Riobambacar
17h 29m$214–571Bus #2
- Take the bus from Puno to Lima 28 de Juliobus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabambabus
2d 11h$159–240
Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puno to Riobamba is to bus which costs $110 - $210 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Puno to Riobamba is to fly and drive which takes 11h 15m and costs $280 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Puno to Riobamba. However, there are services departing from Puno and arriving at Riobamba via Lima Paseo de la República, Tumbes and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Puno and Riobamba is 2205 km. The road distance is 2843 km.
The best way to get from Puno to Riobamba without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $110 - $210.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Puno to Riobamba, including transfers.
Puno to Riobamba bus services, operated by Cosmos Bus, depart from Puno station.
Puno to Riobamba bus services, operated by Cosmos Bus, arrive at Terminal Ronco station.
Yes, the driving distance between Puno to Riobamba is 2843 km. It takes approximately 40h to drive from Puno to Riobamba.
There are 82+ hotels available in Riobamba.
What companies run services between Puno, Peru and Riobamba, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Puno to Riobamba via Terminal Ronco, Lima Paseo de la República, Tumbes, Tumbes, and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 2d.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–400
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–400
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Cuzco, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–400
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Cuzco, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Terminal Ronco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–50
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- 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
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +51 84 238223
- reservas@transzela.com.pe
- Website
- transzela.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- transzela.com.pe
- Book at
- transzela.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 914 879 671
- vigotourssac@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://vigo.pe/
- Phone
- +51 9 6629 9448
- atencionalcliente@reyna.com.pe
- Website
- reyna.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/transportes-reyna-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +51 928351548
- alasdelsursrl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 051 602 943
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 951 921 780
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 84 245 171
- info@turismomer.com
- Website
- turismomer.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.turismomer.com/en
- Phone
- +51 978645747
- turismorealdorado.mdd@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 959 570 871
- consultasromeliza@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 989 990 918
- contacto@zolorzano.com.pe
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to Cusco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–28
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- zolorzano.com.pe
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TRANSPORTESCOLTA/
- Website
- https://andestransit.com/Search
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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