There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Buga by car, plane, or bus
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Car, fly to Cali, bus
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cali (CLO)UIO - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Buga
7h 2m$189–389Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarra
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcán
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Buga
19h 19m$29–58Bus via Popayan Airport (PPN)
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayán
- Take the bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Buga
18h 58m$68–83Drive 772.7 km
- Drive from Quito to Buga772.7 km
13h 25m$44–64Car, fly to Armenia, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Armenia (AXM)UIO - AXM
- Take the bus from Caicedonia to Buga
9h 18m$234–521Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Buga
19h 52m$51–73
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cali (CLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Buga is to bus which costs $28 - $60 and takes 19h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Buga is to car and fly and bus which takes 7h 2m and costs $180 - $390.
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, Terminal Ipiales, Terminal Popayán and Terminal de Transporte Cali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 58m.
The distance between Quito and Buga is 554 km. The road distance is 772.7 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Buga without a car is to bus via Popayan Airport (PPN) which takes 18h 58m and costs $65 - $85.
It takes approximately 7h 2m 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 773 km. It takes approximately 13h 25m to drive from Quito to Buga.
There are 217+ hotels available in Buga.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Buga, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Buga via Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Terminal Popayán, and Terminal de Transporte Cali in around 18h 58m.
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- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–330
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–330
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- 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
- $4
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- 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
- +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
- $8
- Website
- https://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
- $8
- Schedules at
- coomotoristas.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.cootranslaboyana.com.co/index.html
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Caicedonia to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- 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
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- 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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