There are 10 ways to get from Salta to Riobamba by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SLA - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Riobambacar
15h 11m$383–678Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
4d 9h$158–298Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobambabus
2d 20h$225–370Drive 4,012.3 km
- Drive from Salta to Riobambacar 4,012.3 km
2d 8h$358–517Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SLA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobambabus
14h 39m$286–850Fly to Cuenca, bus
- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SLA - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
18h 40m$273–841Fly to Coca, bus
- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Coca (OCC)plane SLA - OCC
- Take the bus from El Coca to Riobambabus
38h 15m$405–1,252Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Tumbes (TBP)plane SLA - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Riobambabus
20h 21m$353–1,142Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Juliobus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobambabus
3d 1h$220–339Bus #3
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabambabus
4d 12h$203–347
Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salta to Riobamba is to bus which costs $150 - $300 and takes 4 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Salta to Riobamba is to fly and car and bus which takes 14h 39m and costs $280 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Salta to Riobamba. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Salta and arriving at Riobamba via Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Salta and Riobamba is 3195 km. The road distance is 4012.3 km.
The best way to get from Salta to Riobamba without a car is to bus via Arequipa which takes 2 days 20h and costs $220 - $370.
It takes approximately 15h 11m to get from Salta to Riobamba, including transfers.
Salta to Riobamba bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, depart from Terminal de Salta station.
Salta to Riobamba bus services, operated by Pullman Bus, arrive at Terminal Rodoviario de Arica station.
Riobamba is 2h behind Salta. It is currently 9:41 AM in Salta and 7:41 AM in Riobamba.
Yes, the driving distance between Salta to Riobamba is 4012 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Salta to Riobamba.
What companies run services between Salta, Argentina and Riobamba, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Salta to Riobamba via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Coca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Coca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Coca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–102
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $50–65
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–102
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $50–65
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- ventas.busesng@gmail.com
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- informes@transportesmoquegua.com.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- heroesdelpacifico.embarcar.com.pe
- contacto@hallpa.pe
- Website
- hallpa.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- hallpa.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Machala to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from El Coca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $6–10
- Semi bed
- $5–8
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $6–10
- Semi bed
- $5–8
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–195
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $90–130
- Cama
- $100–160
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–195
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $90–130
- Cama
- $100–160
- Phone
- + 51 979 705 534
- administracionlima@allinbus.com
- Website
- allinbus.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- allinbus.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piura to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $36–42
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cajabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TRANSPORTESCOLTA/
- Website
- https://andestransit.com/Search
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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