There are 8 ways to get from Quito to Guatapé by car, plane, taxi, 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 to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, taxi
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)UIO - MDE
- Take the taxi from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport to Guatapé
5h 50m$235–565Drive 1,155.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Quito to Guatapé1,155.4 km
21h 2m$66–95Bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Buga to Terminal del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Guatapé
30h 10m$75–115Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)UIO - EOH
- Take the taxi from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport to Guatapé
9h 49m$359–899Bus to Ipiales, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, taxi
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Fly from Ipiales (IPI) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)IPI - MDE
- Take the taxi from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport to Guatapé
10h 56m$227–573Bus, taxi
- 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 del Sur
- Take the taxi from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport to Guatapé
30h 39m$120–276Bus, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to El Dorado de Cascales
- Drive from El Dorado de Cascales to Terminal de La Hormiga
- Take the bus from Terminal de La Hormiga to Terminal del Norte
- Take the taxi from Terminal del Norte to Guatapé
30h 45m$94–142Bus, taxi via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- 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 del Sur
- Take the taxi from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport to Guatapé
31h 29m$125–283
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Guatapé is to drive which costs $65 - $95 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Guatapé is to car and fly and taxi which takes 5h 50m and costs $230 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Guatapé. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Guatapé via Rumichaca, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Buga and Terminal del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 10m.
The distance between Quito and Guatapé is 857 km. The road distance is 1155.4 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Guatapé without a car is to bus which takes 30h 10m and costs $70 - $120.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Quito to Guatapé, including transfers.
Quito to Guatapé bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Guatapé bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Rumichaca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Guatapé is 1155 km. It takes approximately 21h 2m to drive from Quito to Guatapé.
There are 523+ hotels available in Guatapé.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Guatapé, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guatapé via Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Buga, and Terminal del Norte in around 30h 10m.
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- 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
- $160–380
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Ipiales to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Ipiales to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Bogota, Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- 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
- +57 601 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
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- cooperativa@cootrancise.com
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Buga to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 4230 5119
- info@sotrasanvicente.com
- Website
- sotrasanvicente.com
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Guatapé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- sotrasanvicente.com
- Book at
- sotrasanvicente.com
- Phone
- +57 604 230 8814
- sotrapenol@une.net.co
- Website
- sotrapenol1.wixsite.com
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Guatapé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/operator/sotrapenol-bus-tickets
- 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
- +593 062 980 273
- 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
- +57 315 452 5691
- pqrs@trejos.co
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to El Dorado de Cascales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de La Hormiga to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- contacto@empresaarauca.com.co
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $23–35
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Estimated price
- $40–162
Taxivan
- Phone
- +57 604 353 9808
- Website
- taxivanaeropuerto.com
Taxivan
- Phone
- +57 604 353 9808
- Website
- taxivanaeropuerto.com
Taxivan
- Phone
- +57 604 353 9808
- Website
- taxivanaeropuerto.com
Taxivan
- Phone
- +57 604 353 9808
- Website
- taxivanaeropuerto.com
Tax Super
- Phone
- +57 604 511 1111
- Website
- taxsuper.co
Tax Individual Tradicional
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Flota Bernal
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8882
- Website
- flotabernal.com.co
Coopebombas
- Phone
- +57 604 444 0000
- Website
- coopebombas.com
Taxivan
- Phone
- +57 604 353 9808
- Website
- taxivanaeropuerto.com
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