There are 8 ways to get from Quito to Salento by car, plane, bus, or taxi
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Car, fly to Armenia
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Armenia (AXM)UIO - AXM
7h 4m$245–475Bus
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
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
23h 22m$37–71Drive 905.5 km
- Drive from Quito to Salento905.5 km
15h 51m$52–75Car, fly to Pereira
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pereira (PEI)UIO - PEI
8h 18m$200–430Car, fly to Manizales, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Manizales (MZL)UIO - MZL
- Take the taxi from Manizales (MZL) to Salento
7h 27m$235–775Car, fly to Perales Airport, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Perales Airport (IBE)UIO - IBE
- Take the taxi from Perales Airport (IBE) to Salento
7h 46m$195–625Bus 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
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
23h 46m$75–94Bus #2
- 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 Armenia
23h 56m$58–85
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Armenia (AXM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Salento is to bus which costs $35 - $75 and takes 23h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Salento is to car and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $240 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Salento. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Salento via Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Terminal Popayán, Terminal de Transporte Cali and Terminal de Transportes de Armenia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 46m.
The distance between Quito and Salento is 661 km. The road distance is 905.5 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Salento without a car is to bus via Popayan Airport (PPN) which takes 23h 46m and costs $70 - $95.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Quito to Salento, including transfers.
Quito to Salento bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Salento bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Rumichaca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Salento is 906 km. It takes approximately 15h 51m to drive from Quito to Salento.
There are 1529+ hotels available in Salento.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Salento, Quindío, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Quito to Salento via Ibarra, Ibarra, Tulcán, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali, and Terminal de Transportes de Armenia in around 23h 22m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
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 Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- 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
- $13–30
- 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
Bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayán
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- 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
- +57 311 617 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
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- coomotor.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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Estimated price
- $80–120
Taxis Libres
- Phone
- +57 606 899 9999
- Website
- taxislibres.com.co
Taxi Flota El Ruiz
- Phone
- +57 606 882 4253
Tax La Feria Manizales
- Phone
- +57 606 884 8888
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Super Taxi
- Phone
- +57 317 4866000
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Tolima
- Phone
- +57 315 324 2425
- Website
- facebook.com
Megataxi
- Phone
- +57 608 515 3595
- Website
- megataxi-ibague.com.co
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