There are 7 ways to get from Cartago to Quito by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Pereira, fly, car
best- Take the bus from Parada 16 to Parada 27bus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane PEI - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
7h 20mDrive 882.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Cartago to Quitocar 882.8 km
15h 12m$51–73Bus
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
20h 39m$60–99Bus to Manizales, fly, car
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
- Fly from Manizales (MZL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MZL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
8h$306–1,241Bus to Armenia, fly, car
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
- Fly from Armenia (AXM) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane AXM - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
8h 44m$104–349Bus, bus to Perales Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
- Take the bus from Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Fly from Perales Airport (IBE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane IBE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
12h 58m$234–807Bus via Popayan Airport (PPN)
- Take the bus from Cartago to Bugabus
- Take the bus from Buga to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Popayánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
20h 55m$80–104
Pereira (PEI) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartago to Quito is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 15h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cartago to Quito is to bus and fly and car which takes 8h and costs $300 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartago to Quito. However, there are services departing from Cartago and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal Ipiales and Rumichaca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 39m.
The distance between Cartago and Quito is 716 km. The road distance is 882.8 km.
The best way to get from Cartago to Quito without a car is to bus which takes 20h 39m and costs $60 - $100.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Cartago to Quito, including transfers.
Cartago to Quito bus services, operated by De Occidente, depart from Cartago station.
Cartago to Quito bus services, operated by De Occidente, arrive at Terminal de Transporte Cali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartago to Quito is 883 km. It takes approximately 15h 12m to drive from Cartago to Quito.
There are 880+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Cartago, Colombia and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Cartago to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal de Transporte Cali, Ipiales, Terminal Ipiales, and Rumichaca in around 20h 39m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Pereira to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Pereira to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Manizales to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Manizales to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Manizales to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Armenia to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Perales Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Perales Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Pereira to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Pereira to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Armenia to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Pereira to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- 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
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
Bus from Cartago to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- 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
Bus from Cartago to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- terminalpereira.com
- Phone
- +57 302 3180104
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresocafetero.co
Bus from Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Buga to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- Phone
- +57 317 441 0917
- [email protected]
- Website
- transipialesvirtual.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to 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
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- 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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