There are 7 ways to get from Riobamba to Carchi by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Quito
best- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Riobamba / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcánbus Quito
8h 15m$12–31Bus via Tulcán
cheapest- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Riobamba / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcánbus Quito / ...
8h 38m$11–28Drive 418.6 km
- Drive from Riobamba to Tulcáncar 418.6 km
6h 17m$24–35Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to San Gabrielbus
9h 21m$85–170Bus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Ibarrabus Ibarra / ...
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcánbus Lago Agrio
8h 38m$15–33Bus via Tulcán #2
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Loja / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcánbus Quito / ...
9h 56m$13–22Bus #2
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Tulcánbus Riobamba
10h$11–13
Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riobamba to Carchi is to bus which costs $11 - $13 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Riobamba to Carchi is to drive which takes 6h 17m and costs $23 - $35.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Riobamba and arriving at Tulcán. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Riobamba and Carchi is 421 km. The road distance is 418.6 km.
The best way to get from Riobamba to Carchi without a car is to bus via Quito which takes 8h 15m and costs $12 - $35.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Riobamba to Carchi, including transfers.
Riobamba to Carchi bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Patria, depart from Riobamba station.
Riobamba to Carchi bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Patria, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riobamba to Carchi is 419 km. It takes approximately 6h 17m to drive from Riobamba to Carchi.
There are 64+ hotels available in Carchi.
What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Carchi, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Riobamba to Tulcán via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 8h 15m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- 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 6-298-0020
- coop.pullmancarchi@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- https://www.busbud.com/en/bus-company/pullman-carchi
- Phone
- +593 95 885 1254
- microsc71@gmail.com
- Website
- microsancristobal.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 6 2290185
- Website
- ecuador-turistico.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to San Gabriel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 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
- +593 062980728
- info@taxgacela.com
- Website
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
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