There are 5 ways to get from Riobamba to Pasto by bus or car
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Riobamba to Ibarra
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcán
- Drive from Tulcán to Pasto
10h 1m$20–41Drive 507.9 km
- Drive from Riobamba to Pasto507.9 km
7h 35m$29–42Bus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
15h 28m$42–65Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
15h 30m$43–56Bus via Riobamba #2
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
16h 46m$44–59
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riobamba to Pasto is to drive which costs $28 - $45 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Riobamba to Pasto is to drive which takes 7h 35m and costs $28 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from Riobamba to Pasto. However, there are services departing from Riobamba and arriving at Terminal de Pasto via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca and Terminal Ipiales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 28m.
The distance between Riobamba and Pasto is 528 km. The road distance is 507.9 km.
The best way to get from Riobamba to Pasto without a car is to bus which takes 15h 28m and costs $40 - $65.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Riobamba to Pasto, including transfers.
Riobamba to Pasto bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Patria, depart from Riobamba station.
Riobamba to Pasto bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Patria, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riobamba to Pasto is 508 km. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Riobamba to Pasto.
There are 225+ hotels available in Pasto.
What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Pasto, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Riobamba to Terminal de Pasto via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, and Terminal Ipiales in around 15h 28m.
- 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 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/
- Book at
- 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/
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
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
- (+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
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