There are 8 ways to get from Quito to Salento by car, plane, bus, taxi, or shuttle
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Car, fly to Armenia
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Armenia (AXM)plane UIO - AXM
8h 34m$255–325Drive 914.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Quito to Salentocar 914.7 km
15h 59m$52–75Bus, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to El Dorado de Cascalesbus
- Drive from El Dorado de Cascales to La Dorada, Putumayocar
- Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the taxi from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Salentotaxi
22h 20m$139–192Car, fly to Pereira
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pereira (PEI)plane UIO - PEI
8h 3m$95–370Car, fly to Manizales, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Manizales (MZL)plane UIO - MZL
- Take the taxi from Manizales (MZL) to Salentotaxi
7h 37m$420–535Car, fly to Perales Airport, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Perales Airport (IBE)plane UIO - IBE
- Take the taxi from Perales Airport (IBE) to Salentotaxi
9h 37m$230–695Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
23h 56m$61–98Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pastobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Armenia
26h 25m$75–89
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Armenia (AXM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Salento is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Salento is to car and fly and taxi which takes 7h 37m and costs $420 - $550.
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, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali and Terminal de Transportes de Armenia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 56m.
The distance between Quito and Salento is 661 km. The road distance is 914.7 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Salento without a car is to bus which takes 23h 56m and costs $60 - $100.
It takes approximately 8h 34m 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 915 km. It takes approximately 15h 59m to drive from Quito to Salento.
There are 1427+ hotels available in Salento.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Salento, Quindío, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Salento via Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali, and Terminal de Transportes de Armenia in around 23h 56m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Guayaquil, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–260
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- 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 La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- coomotor.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
- +57 601 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
- $14–40
- 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 de Pasto
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–31
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $22–28
- Phone
- +57 312 831 0115
- flotaguaitarasa@yahoo.com
- Website
- flotaguaitara.co
Bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- terminalcali.com
- Phone
- +57 311 617 1013
- contactenos@taxbelalcazar.com.co
- Website
- taxbelalcazar.com.co
Shuttle from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- taxbelalcazar.com
- 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 51m
- Estimated price
- $85–120
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
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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