There are 10 ways to get from Quito to Risaralda by car, plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car, fly to Manizales, bus
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Manizales (MZL)UIO - MZL
- Take the bus from Manizales to Risaralda
7h 25m$397–788Drive 947.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Quito to Risaralda947.5 km
16h 19m$54–78Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarra
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcán
- Take the taxi from Hospital to Terminal de Pasto
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Cartago
- Take the taxi from Cartago to Risaralda
19h 14m$104–132Car, fly to Pereira, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pereira (PEI)UIO - PEI
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Take the bus from Manizales to Risaralda
10h 7m$196–470Car, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, taxi, bus
- 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 Medellín to Riosucio
- Take the bus from Riosucio to Risaralda
10h 1m$346–617Car, 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 Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Take the bus from Manizales to Risaralda
10h 30m$236–549Car, fly to Perales Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Perales Airport (IBE)UIO - IBE
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Take the bus from Manizales to Risaralda
12h 39m$310–759Bus
- 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 de Transportes de Manizales
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Risaralda
25h 32m$66–97Bus via Pereira
- 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 de Transportes de Pereira
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Risaralda
26h 4m$66–104Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Sevilla
- Drive from Sevilla to La Hormiga
- Take the bus from La Hormiga to Mocoa
- Take the bus from Mocoa to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Take the bus from Manizales to Risaralda
27h 34m$70–96
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Manizales (MZL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Risaralda is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Risaralda is to car and fly and bus which takes 7h 25m and costs $390 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Risaralda. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Risaralda via Rumichaca, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali and Terminal de Transportes de Manizales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 32m.
The distance between Quito and Risaralda is 755 km. The road distance is 947.5 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Risaralda without a car is to bus which takes 25h 32m and costs $65 - $100.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Quito to Risaralda, including transfers.
Quito to Risaralda bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Risaralda bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Rumichaca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Risaralda is 947 km. It takes approximately 16h 19m to drive from Quito to Risaralda.
There are 45+ hotels available in Risaralda.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Risaralda, Caldas, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Risaralda via Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali, and Terminal de Transportes de Manizales in around 25h 32m.
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- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Guayaquil, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
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 Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–440
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–440
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–440
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +57 311 889 1215
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Manizales to Risaralda
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057401960218
Bus from Riosucio to Risaralda
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057401960218
- 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
- +57 312 831 0115
- flotaguaitarasa@yahoo.com
- Website
- flotaguaitara.co
Bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://flotaguaitara.co/
- Phone
- +57 602 229 7017
- info@deoccidente.com
- Website
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Cartago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
- Book at
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- contacto@empresaarauca.com.co
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $3–5
- Phone
- +57 314 8882781
- info@flotaospina.com
- Website
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Risaralda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 606 331 7161
- coochoferessecretaria@gmail.com
- Website
- coochoferes.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- coochoferes.com
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- redessociales@velotax.com.co
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +57 310 695 9595
- clientes@cootranshuila.com
- Website
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Mocoa to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.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
- +57 601 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
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Phone
- +57 315 452 5691
- pqrs@trejos.co
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Risaralda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- transportesunionanserma.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Risaralda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from La Hormiga to Mocoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $12–15
- 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 57m
- Estimated price
- $27–125
Taxis La Frontera
- Phone
- +57 602 773 3840
RadioTaxis 13 13
- Phone
- +57 602 773 1313
Cootransmilenio Taxis Ipiales
- Phone
- +57 313 611 4103
Servi Tax Ltda
- Phone
- +57 602 213 2929
- Website
- servitaxcartago.com
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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