There are 6 ways to get from Quito to La Rioja by car, plane, or bus
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Car, fly to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ)plane UIO - IRJ
15h 22m$643,724–1,845,224Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal La Riojabus
4d 12h$176,964–707,177Bus via San José de Metán
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Metánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal La Riojabus
3d 14h$355,352–606,354Drive 4,732.8 km
- Drive from Quito to La Riojacar 4,732.8 km
2d 19h$627,876–906,931Car, fly to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC)plane UIO - CTC
- Take the bus from Terminal Catamarca to Terminal La Riojabus
17h 35m$544,224–1,479,224Car, fly to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR)plane UIO - COR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal La Riojabus
18h 8m$405,844–1,202,944
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to La Rioja is to bus via San José de Metán which costs $350000 - $650000 and takes 3 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to La Rioja is to car and fly which takes 15h 22m and costs $600000 - $1900000.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to La Rioja. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terminal La Rioja via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Terminal de Omnibus Metán. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 14h.
The distance between Quito and La Rioja is 3525 km. The road distance is 4732.8 km.
The best way to get from Quito to La Rioja without a car is to bus via San José de Metán which takes 3 days 14h and costs $350000 - $650000.
It takes approximately 15h 22m to get from Quito to La Rioja, including transfers.
Quito to La Rioja bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to La Rioja bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Lima Javier Prado station.
La Rioja is 2h ahead of Quito. It is currently 6:59 AM in Quito and 8:59 AM in La Rioja.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to La Rioja is 4733 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Quito to La Rioja.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and La Rioja, Argentina?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal La Rioja via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Terminal de Omnibus Metán in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Bogota, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800,000–2,400,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Ezeiza, Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700,000–2,200,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Guayaquil, Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,000,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Lima, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,500,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Bogota, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–1,800,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Bogota, Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600,000–1,800,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480,000–1,400,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,000,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Lima, Rosario, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,000,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Guayaquil, Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650,000–2,000,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,500,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330,000–1,100,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330,000–1,100,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320,000–1,200,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430,000–1,400,000
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180,000–220,000
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140,000–307,443
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $140,000–210,000
- Cama
- $160,000–240,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $43,000–65,000
- Semi bed
- $35,000–49,000
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47,000–85,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $60,000–85,000
- Semi Cama
- $47,000–70,000
Bus from Terminal Catamarca to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12,000–23,000
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $16,000–23,000
- Semi bed
- $12,000–18,000
- Phone
- +54 11 4912 1694
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- generalurquiza.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.generalurquiza.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Semibed
- $34,000–48,000
- Bed
- $43,000–60,000
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85,000–150,000
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +1 305 677 0535
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,000–400,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Phone
- 0800-222-6513
- informes@la20.com.ar
- Website
- la20.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47,000–97,356
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $47,000–65,000
- Cama
- $55,000–80,000
- 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
- $37,224
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $37,224
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $37,224
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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