There are 5 ways to get from Cochabamba to Medellín by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane CBB - MDE
12h 1m$267–863Bus via Quito
cheapest- Take the bus from Cochabamba to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Lima - Terminal Arriolabus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Surbus
4d 4h$229–774Bus
- Take the bus from Cochabamba to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Surbus
3d 14h$246–332Drive 4,708.4 km
- Drive from Cochabamba to Medellíncar 4,708.4 km
2d 22h$246–355Fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane CBB - EOH
11h 45m$552–2,103
Cochabamba (CBB) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cochabamba to Medellín is to bus which costs $240 - $340 and takes 3 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Cochabamba to Medellín is to fly which takes 11h 45m and costs $550 - $2,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Cochabamba to Medellín. However, there are services departing from Cochabamba and arriving at Terminal del Sur via La Paz, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Rumichaca, Ipiales and Terminal de Transporte Cali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 14h.
The distance between Cochabamba and Medellín is 2840 km. The road distance is 4708.4 km.
The best way to get from Cochabamba to Medellín without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs $240 - $340.
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Cochabamba to Medellín, including transfers.
Cochabamba to Medellín bus services, operated by Flota Bolivar, depart from Cochabamba station.
The best way to get from Cochabamba to Medellín is to fly which takes 12h 1m and costs $260 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $340 and takes 3 days 14h.
Cochabamba to Medellín bus services, operated by Flota Bolivar, arrive at La Paz station.
Medellín is 1h behind Cochabamba. It is currently 8:09 AM in Cochabamba and 7:09 AM in Medellín.
What companies run services between Cochabamba, Bolivia and Medellín, Colombia?
Boliviana de Aviación, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cochabamba to Terminal del Sur via La Paz, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Ipiales, and Terminal de Transporte Cali in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cochabamba to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via La Paz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Cochabamba to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santa Cruz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Cochabamba to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Tarija, Santa Cruz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Cochabamba to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via La Paz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cochabamba to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Santa Cruz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Cochabamba to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Tarija, Santa Cruz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cochabamba to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via La Paz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Cochabamba to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santa Cruz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cochabamba to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santa Cruz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Cochabamba to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via La Paz, Bogota, Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $4–5
- Semicama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $7–9
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $4–5
- Semicama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $7–9
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Phone
- +591 60340030
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 7297 1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
- Phone
- +57 313 2499101
- [email protected]
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Lima - Terminal Arriola
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- [email protected]
- Website
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
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