There are 3 ways to get from Ipiales to Cotopaxi by bus
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Bus, Tour via Quito
best- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Quito to Cotopaxi National Parkbus Jacamar Pass
5h 46mBus, Tour via Cotopaxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Quito to Cotopaxibus Tour Cotopaxi
14h 2m$73–119Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Plaza San Blas to Cotopaxibus Cotopaxi Bike Tour
8h$98–104
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ipiales to Cotopaxi is to bus and Tour via Cotopaxi which costs $70 - $120 and takes 14h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Ipiales to Cotopaxi is to bus and Tour which takes 8h and costs $95 - $105.
No, there is no direct bus from Ipiales to Cotopaxi. However, there are services departing from Rumichaca and arriving at Cotopaxi National Park via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Quito. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 46m.
The distance between Ipiales and Cotopaxi is 323 km.
The best way to get from Ipiales to Cotopaxi without a car is to bus and Tour via Quito which takes 5h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Ipiales to Cotopaxi, including transfers.
Ipiales to Cotopaxi bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Rumichaca station.
Ipiales to Cotopaxi bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
There are 31+ hotels available in Cotopaxi.
What companies run services between Ipiales, Colombia and Cotopaxi, Pichincha, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Rumichaca to Cotopaxi National Park via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Dos Puentes, and Quito in around 5h 46m.
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +593 95 891 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanderbus Ecuador
Bus from Quito to Cotopaxi National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Wanderbus Ecuador
- Phone
- +593 98 737 9303
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tabby Tour Operator
Bus from Plaza San Blas to Cotopaxi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65
- Schedules at
- Tabby Tour Operator
- Phone
- +593 98 356 8391
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quito Tour Bus
Bus from Quito to Cotopaxi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–79
- Website
- Quito Tour Bus
- Shared Tour Adults
- $49
- Shared Tour Children
- $40
- Small groups (4+ pax)
- $59
- Private Tour (5+ pax)
- $79
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