There are 3 ways to get from Riobamba to Quito by bus, car, or taxi
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Riobamba to Quito by bus
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The cheapest way to get from Riobamba to Quito is to bus which costs $5 - $18 and takes 3h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Riobamba to Quito is to drive which takes 2h 43m and costs $10 - $16.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Riobamba and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 13m.
The distance between Riobamba and Quito is 178 km. The road distance is 186.6 km.
The best way to get from Riobamba to Quito without a car is to bus which takes 3h 13m and costs $5 - $18.
The bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe takes 3h 13m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Riobamba to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Patria, depart from Riobamba station.
Riobamba to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Patria, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riobamba to Quito is 187 km. It takes approximately 2h 43m to drive from Riobamba to Quito.
There are 885+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Quito, Ecuador?
Cooperativa de Transportes Patria operates a bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $5–18 and the journey takes 3h 13m. Six other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- 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
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transporte Colta
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transporte Colta
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- expressucre@hotmail.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 93 999 0918
- info@cooppinas.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $6–9
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Estimated price
- $90–120
Compañia Taxis Wilson Morocho
- Phone
- +593+593 98 774 8000 99 786 8858
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa de Taxis Terminal Terrestre
- Phone
- +593 656 667 2299
- Website
- facebook.com
Montecarlo Transvip
- Phone
- +593 98 411 4114
- Website
- transvipmontecarlo.com
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