There are 5 ways to get from Quito to Cali by car, plane, or bus
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Car, fly
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cali (CLO)UIO - CLO
6h 24m$202–366Bus
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
18h 11m$26–54Bus 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
17h 51m$65–79Drive 712.1 km
- Drive from Quito to Cali712.1 km
12h 28m$41–59Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to RumichacaLima-Cucuta
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
18h 45m$48–69
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cali (CLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Cali is to bus which costs $25 - $55 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Cali is to car and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $200 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Cali. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terminal de Transporte Cali via Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales and Terminal Popayán. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 51m.
The distance between Quito and Cali is 525 km. The road distance is 712.1 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Cali without a car is to bus via Popayan Airport (PPN) which takes 17h 51m and costs $60 - $80.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Quito to Cali, including transfers.
Quito to Cali bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Cali bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Rumichaca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Cali is 712 km. It takes approximately 12h 28m to drive from Quito to Cali.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Cali.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Cali, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal de Transporte Cali via Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, and Terminal Popayán in around 17h 51m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- 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
- 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
- $8
- 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
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- coomotor.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
- $14–30
- 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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