There are 7 ways to get from Cartago to Popayán by bus, car, taxi, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayánbus
6h 25m$19–36Drive 319.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Cartago to Popayáncar 319.2 km
5h 30m$17–25Taxi
- Take the taxi from Cartago to Popayántaxi 319.2 km
5h 30m$140–180Bus to Pereira, fly
- Take the bus from Parada 16 to Parada 27bus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Popayan Airport (PPN)plane PEI - PPN
5h 10mBus via Cartago
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayánbus
6h 30m$19–29Bus to Manizales, fly
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
- Fly from Manizales (MZL) to Popayan Airport (PPN)plane MZL - PPN
5h 30m$106–659Bus to Armenia, fly
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
- Fly from Armenia (AXM) to Popayan Airport (PPN)plane AXM - PPN
6h 24m$114–454
Pereira (PEI) to Popayan Airport (PPN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartago to Popayán is to drive which costs $16 - $25 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cartago to Popayán is to bus and fly which takes 5h 30m and costs $100 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartago to Popayán. However, there are services departing from Cartago and arriving at Terminal Popayán via Terminal de Transporte Cali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 25m.
The distance between Cartago and Popayán is 325 km. The road distance is 319.2 km.
The best way to get from Cartago to Popayán without a car is to bus which takes 6h 25m and costs $19 - $40.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Cartago to Popayán, including transfers.
Cartago to Popayán bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, depart from Cartago station.
Cartago to Popayán bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, arrive at Terminal de Transporte Cali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartago to Popayán is 319 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Cartago to Popayán.
There are 109+ hotels available in Popayán.
What companies run services between Cartago, Colombia and Popayán, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Cartago to Terminal Popayán via Terminal de Transporte Cali in around 6h 25m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Pereira to Popayan Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–550
Flights from Pereira to Popayan Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Manizales to Popayan Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Armenia to Popayan Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–490
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Pereira to Popayan Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Pereira to Popayan Airport via Medellin Enrique Olaya Herrera, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Manizales to Popayan Airport via Medellin Enrique Olaya Herrera, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Armenia to Popayan Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 317 441 0917
- [email protected]
- Website
- transipialesvirtual.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Book at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Basico
- $13–17
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Book at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Basico
- $13–17
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 606 335 1010
- [email protected]
- Website
- megabus.gov.co
Bus from Parada 16 to Parada 27
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- megabus.gov.co
- Phone
- +57 602 229 7017
- [email protected]
- Website
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
- Book at
- deoccidente.com
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $6–10
- Phone
- +57 606 3401743
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- terminalpereira.com
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Servi Tax Ltda
- Phone
- +57 602 213 2929
- Website
- servitaxcartago.com
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