There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Riobamba by bus, plane, car, subway, or train
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Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SFO - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Riobambabus
19h 9m$342–699Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cuenca, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SFO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
20h 5m$178–673Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SFO - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Riobambacar
17h 45m$213–830Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SJC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Riobambabus
22h 48m$281–1,015Bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SMF - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Riobambabus
26h 44m$286–1,007Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane OAK - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Riobambabus
24h 5m$292–748Fly Sonoma County Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane STS - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Riobambacar
22h 22m$264–1,021Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Eloy Alfaro International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane SFO - MEC
- Take the bus from Manta to Chonebus
- Take the bus from Chone to Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Riobambabus
28h 20m$235–904
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Riobamba is to bus and fly which costs $170 - $700 and takes 20h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Riobamba is to bus and fly and drive which takes 17h 45m and costs $210 - $850.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Riobamba is 6497 km.
It takes approximately 19h 9m to get from Santa Rosa to Riobamba, including transfers.
Riobamba is 2h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 7:43 AM in Santa Rosa and 9:43 AM in Riobamba.
There are 25+ hotels available in Riobamba.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Riobamba, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa to Riobamba. However, you can take the bus to San Francisco Airport, walk to San-Francisco-Airport-SFO airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, drive to Quito, walk to Quito, then take the bus to Riobamba. Alternatively, you can take the bus to San Francisco Airport, walk to San-Francisco-Airport-SFO airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE), then drive to Riobamba.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Mexico City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Las Vegas, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Los Angeles, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Mexico City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Mexico City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Phoenix, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.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
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reinadelcamino.ec
Bus from Manta to Chone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial/?ref=embed_page#
Bus from Chone to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial/?ref=embed_page#
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- 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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