How to get fromRiobamba to Carchiby bus, car or plane

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There are 6 ways to get from Riobamba to Carchi by bus, car, or plane

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Riobamba to Ibarrabus Ibarra / ...
2. Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcánbus Lago Agrio
8h 38m
$15–33
Bus via Quito
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Riobamba / ...
2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcánbus Quito / ...
8h 38m
$11–28
Drive 427.5 km
1. Drive from Riobamba to Tulcáncar 427.5 km
6h 19m
$25–35
Bus, fly
1. Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuencabus
2. Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
3. Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to San Gabrielbus
9h 21m
$75–180
Bus via Quito #2
1. Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus
2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
3. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcánbus
9h 16m
$14–37
Bus #2
1. Take the bus from Riobamba to Tulcánbus Riobamba
10h
$11–13

Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights

37Weekly Planes

50 minAverage Duration

$51Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Riobamba to Carchi.

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Distance: 436.4 km
Duration: 8h 38m

What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Carchi, Ecuador?

You can take a bus from Riobamba to Tulcán via Ibarra and Ibarra in around 8h 38m.

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Tulcán(opens in a new window), Ecuador(opens in a new window)

Tulcán is the capital of the province of Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton. The population of the city of Tulcán was 47,359 in the 2001 census and 53,558 in the 2010 census. Tulcán is known for its hot springs, deep wells, 3-acre topiary garden cemetery, the most elaborate topiary in the New World, created with Cupressus sempervirens by José Maria Azael Franco in 1936. The city is the highest in Ecuador, at 2,950 m above sea level.

Things to do in Tulcán

Las Lajas Sanctuary(Opens in a new window)

Las Lajas Sanctuary (Spanish: Santuario de Las Lajas) is a basilica church located in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño, in the municipality of Ipiales, and built inside the canyon of the Guáitara River.

Places to stay in Tulcán

Hotel Espindola(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

Mini Departamento(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

Habitación con baño privado(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Cabaña en un lugar tranquilo(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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