There are 9 ways to get from Quito to Colombia by car, plane, or bus
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Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)UIO - MDE
4h 40m$214–450Bus via Ibarra
cheapest- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarra
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcán
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
28h 50m$48–80Drive 1,082.5 km
- Drive from Quito to Bogotá1,082.5 km
17h 18m$62–89Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to El Dorado International Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)UIO - BOG
5h 19m$177–307Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Bucaramanga Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Bucaramanga Airport (BGA)UIO - BGA
6h 23m$98–342Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Villavicencio
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Villavicencio (VVC)UIO - VVC
5h 45m$168–679Bus to Ipiales, fly to El Dorado International Airport
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Fly from Ipiales (IPI) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)IPI - BOG
8h 10m$170–405Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to RumichacaLima-Cucuta
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
29h 23m$70–95Bus via Cali
- 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 Terminal Salitre
34h 6m$71–105
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Colombia is to bus via Ibarra which costs $45 - $80 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Colombia is to car and fly which takes 4h 40m and costs $210 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Colombia. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Ac 19 - Kr 18A via Rumichaca, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales and AV. Esperanza - KR 68A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 23m.
The distance between Quito and Colombia is 835 km. The road distance is 1082.5 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Colombia without a car is to bus which takes 29h 23m and costs $65 - $95.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Quito to Colombia, including transfers.
Quito to Colombia bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Colombia bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Rumichaca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Colombia is 1082 km. It takes approximately 17h 18m to drive from Quito to Colombia.
There are 2843+ hotels available in Colombia.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Colombia?
You can take a bus from Quito to Ac 19 - Kr 18A via Ibarra, Ibarra, Tulcán, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, Terminal Salitre, and AV. Esperanza - KR 68A in around 28h 50m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–310
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–310
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–310
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Guayaquil, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Guayaquil, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Villavicencio via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Villavicencio via Guayaquil, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Ipiales to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Villavicencio via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- 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
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- 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 6-298-0020
- coop.pullmancarchi@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- https://www.busbud.com/en/bus-company/pullman-carchi
- Phone
- +593 99 760 9133
- microsc71@gmail.com
- Website
- microsancristobal.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Book at
- https://www.busplace.com/v2/pasajes#/main/
- 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 Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- redessociales@velotax.com.co
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- velotax.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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