There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Buga by car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car, fly to Cali, bus
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cali (CLO)plane UIO - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Bugabus
7h 12m$190–380Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Bugabus
19h 19m$31–69Bus via Popayan Airport (PPN)
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Bugabus
18h 27m$44–60Drive 781.8 km
- Drive from Quito to Bugacar 781.8 km
13h 32m$45–64Car, fly to Armenia, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Armenia (AXM)plane UIO - AXM
- Take the bus from Caicedonia to Bugabus
9h 18m$245–312Bus #2
- 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 Bugabus
19h 52m$53–85
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cali (CLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Buga is to bus via Popayan Airport (PPN) which costs $40 - $60 and takes 18h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Buga is to car and fly and bus which takes 7h 12m and costs $190 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Buga. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Buga via Rumichaca, Ipiales and Terminal de Transporte Cali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 52m.
The distance between Quito and Buga is 554 km. The road distance is 781.8 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Buga without a car is to bus which takes 19h 52m and costs $50 - $85.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Quito to Buga, including transfers.
Quito to Buga bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Buga bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Rumichaca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Buga is 782 km. It takes approximately 13h 32m to drive from Quito to Buga.
There are 50+ hotels available in Buga.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Buga, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Buga via Tulcán, Terminal Ipiales, Terminal Popayán, and Terminal de Transporte Cali in around 18h 27m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–260
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- cooperativa@cootrancise.com
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Cali Airport to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.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
- +593 06 298 0633
- contacto@velotaxtulcan.com
- Website
- velotaxtulcan.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://velotaxtulcan.com/
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayán
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Phone
- +57 311 617 1013
- contactenos@taxbelalcazar.com.co
- Website
- taxbelalcazar.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- taxbelalcazar.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 660 5124
- coomotorista@gmail.com
- Website
- coomotoristas.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- coomotoristas.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cootranslaboyana.com.co
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Caicedonia to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Ibarra to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.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
- +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/
- 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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