There are 7 ways to get from Riobamba to Cochabamba 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-GYE
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cochabamba (CBB)GYE - CBB
12h 13m$193–669Bus to Cuenca, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Cochabamba (CBB)CUE - CBB
15h 43m$177–612Bus via Piura
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal de Piura
- Take the bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
2d 19h$215–310Drive 3,404.6 km
- Drive from Riobamba to Cochabamba3,404.6 km
2d$193–279Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Quito
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cochabamba (CBB)UIO - CBB
15h 37m$461–637Bus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Take the bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
2d 21h$232–381Bus #2
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
2d 22h$269–351
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cochabamba (CBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riobamba to Cochabamba is to drive which costs $190 - $280 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Riobamba to Cochabamba is to drive and fly which takes 12h 13m and costs $190 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Riobamba to Cochabamba. However, there are services departing from Riobamba and arriving at Cochabamba via Terminal de Cuenca, Piura, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Oltursa Lima Terminal and La Paz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Riobamba and Cochabamba is 2496 km. The road distance is 3404.6 km.
The best way to get from Riobamba to Cochabamba without a car is to bus via Piura which takes 2 days 19h and costs $210 - $310.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Riobamba to Cochabamba, including transfers.
Riobamba to Cochabamba bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, depart from Riobamba station.
Riobamba to Cochabamba bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, arrive at Cuenca station.
Cochabamba is 1h ahead of Riobamba. It is currently 5:27 PM in Riobamba and 6:27 PM in Cochabamba.
Yes, the driving distance between Riobamba to Cochabamba is 3405 km. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Riobamba to Cochabamba.
What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Cochabamba, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Riobamba to Cochabamba via Cuenca, Terminal de Cuenca, Terminal de Piura, Piura, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Oltursa Lima Terminal, and La Paz in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cochabamba via Lima, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cochabamba via Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cochabamba via Panama City, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cochabamba via Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cochabamba via Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cochabamba via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cochabamba via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Cuenca to Cochabamba via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Cuenca to Cochabamba via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Cuenca to Cochabamba via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Cuenca to Cochabamba via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Lima, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Panama City, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
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 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal de Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 997 598 289
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $6–9
- Semicama
- $9–12
- Cama
- $13–15
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- info@transcopacabanasa.com
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Phone
- +591 60340030
- flotaimperialpotosi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 7297 1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- flotacosmos1@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.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 Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Riobamba to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- 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/
- Book at
- https://andestransit.com/Search
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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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