There are 10 ways to get from Riobamba to Colombia by car, plane, or bus
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Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Drive from Riobamba to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEcar
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane GYE - MDE
6h 1m$233–509Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Riobamba to El Cocabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Drive from Lago Agrio to La Hormigacar
- Take the bus from La Hormiga to Pitalitobus
- Take the bus from Pitalito to Gigantebus
- Take the bus from Gigante to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
22h 8m$60–94Bus, drive via Puerto Caicedo
- Take the bus from Riobamba to El Cocabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Drive from Lago Agrio to Puerto Caicedocar
- Take the bus from Puerto Caicedo to Pitalitobus
- Take the bus from Pitalito to Gigantebus
- Take the bus from Gigante to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
21h 33m$66–103Drive 1,270 km
- Drive from Riobamba to Bogotácar 1,270 km
19h 44m$72–104Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to El Dorado International Airport
- Drive from Riobamba to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEcar
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane GYE - BOG
6h 35m$214–450Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane UIO - MDE
8h 50m$221–467Bus to Cuenca, fly to El Dorado International Airport
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane CUE - BOG
9h 34m$188–423Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to El Dorado International Airport
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane UIO - BOG
9h 28m$182–338Bus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
33h 2m$76–120Bus via Cali
- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
37h 52m$81–125
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riobamba to Colombia is to bus and drive which costs $55 - $95 and takes 22h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Riobamba to Colombia is to drive and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $230 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Riobamba to Colombia. However, there are services departing from Riobamba and arriving at Ak 10 - Cl 18 via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali and CL 57Z Sur - KR 75D Br. La Estancia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 52m.
The distance between Riobamba and Colombia is 1299 km. The road distance is 1270 km.
The best way to get from Riobamba to Colombia without a car is to bus which takes 33h 2m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Riobamba to Colombia, including transfers.
Riobamba to Colombia bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, depart from Riobamba station.
Riobamba to Colombia bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riobamba to Colombia is 1270 km. It takes approximately 19h 44m to drive from Riobamba to Colombia.
There are 2859+ hotels available in Colombia.
What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Colombia?
You can take a bus from Riobamba to Bogotá via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, and Terminal Salitre in around 33h 2m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–370
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–220
Bus from Riobamba to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 355 8858
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551429053510
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/petrolerashushufindi/?locale=es_LA
Bus from Puerto Caicedo to Pitalito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $14–18
Bus from La Hormiga to Pitalito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $18–23
- Phone
- +57 310 695 9595
- clientes@cootranshuila.com
- Website
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Pitalito to Gigante
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Pitalito to Gigante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Gigante to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- 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 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 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
- +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/
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- 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
- (+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
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- flotamagdalena.com
- Premium
- $27–35
- 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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