There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Manizales by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Manizales
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Manizales (MZL)plane LAX - MZL
14h 56m$260–965Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cali, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cali (CLO)plane LAX - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Terminal Guadalajara de Bugabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
17h 2m$167–589Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Pereira, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Pereira (PEI)plane LAX - PEI
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
15h 10m$194–725Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane LAX - MDE
- Take the bus from Terminal del Sur to Salaminabus
- Take the bus from Salamina to Manizalesbus
17h 27m$174–602Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Pereira, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Pereira (PEI)plane SAN - PEI
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
18h 40m$254–817Fly Los Angeles International Airport to El Dorado International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane LAX - BOG
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to La Vegabus
- Take the bus from La Vega to Hondabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
20h 16m$182–666
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Manizales (MZL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Manizales is to fly and bus which costs $160 - $600 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Manizales is to fly which takes 14h 56m and costs $260 - $1,000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Manizales is 5534 km.
It takes approximately 14h 56m to get from Los Angeles to Manizales, including transfers.
Manizales is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 3:39 AM in Los Angeles and 5:39 AM in Manizales.
There are 384+ hotels available in Manizales.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Manizales, Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Easyfly, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Manizales (MZL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Manizales via San Salvador, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Manizales via Guatemala City, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Manizales via Panama City, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Manizales via Guadalajara, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pereira via San Salvador, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via San Salvador, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pereira via San Diego International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Manizales via Panama City, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Manizales via Guadalajara, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $4–7
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $4–7
- Phone
- +57 310 612 5292
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal del Sur to Salamina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Salamina to Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 320 6939820
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresosideral.com
Bus from Salamina to Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- expresosideral.com
- Book at
- expresosideral.com
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Cali Airport to Terminal Guadalajara de Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- Phone
- +57 313 2499101
- [email protected]
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Phone
- +57 317 368 6426
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotasantafe.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to La Vega
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- flotasantafe.com
- Phone
- +57 318 801 1800
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaaguilasa.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to La Vega
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Book at
- Flota Aguila
- Phone
- +57 317 659 4962
- [email protected]
- Website
- transalianza.com
Bus from La Vega to Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- transalianza.com
- Phone
- +57 68 857 2440
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 316 271 4173
- Website
- Coopuertos
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- Coopuertos
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 318 711 5115
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidotolimasa.com
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.com
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