There are 6 ways to get from Riobamba to Cali by car, plane, or bus
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Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Riobamba to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEcar
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cali (CLO)plane GYE - CLO
7h 46m$230–421Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Riobamba to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
21h 51m$30–69Drive 895.6 km
- Drive from Riobamba to Calicar 895.6 km
15h 13m$51–74Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cali (CLO)plane UIO - CLO
10h 34m$208–399Bus via Popayan Airport (PPN)
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
22h 6m$69–91Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
22h 58m$51–95
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cali (CLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riobamba to Cali is to bus which costs $30 - $70 and takes 21h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Riobamba to Cali is to drive and fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $230 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Riobamba to Cali. However, there are services departing from Riobamba and arriving at Terminal de Transporte Cali via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales and Terminal Popayán. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 6m.
The distance between Riobamba and Cali is 992 km. The road distance is 895.6 km.
The best way to get from Riobamba to Cali without a car is to bus via Popayan Airport (PPN) which takes 22h 6m and costs $65 - $95.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Riobamba to Cali, including transfers.
Riobamba to Cali bus services, operated by Cooperativa Trans Vencedores, depart from Riobamba station.
Riobamba to Cali bus services, operated by Cooperativa Trans Vencedores, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riobamba to Cali is 896 km. It takes approximately 15h 13m to drive from Riobamba to Cali.
There are 1178+ hotels available in Cali.
What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Cali, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Riobamba to Terminal de Transporte Cali via Ibarra, Ibarra, Tulcán, and Ipiales in around 21h 51m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Riobamba to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Riobamba to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- 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
- $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
Bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayán
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- 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
- $9
- 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
- $9
- 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
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TRANSPORTESCOLTA/
- Website
- https://andestransit.com/Search
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.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
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