There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles to Popayán by plane, train, or bus
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 Popayan Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Popayan Airport (PPN)plane LAX - PPN
15h 23m$218–813Fly 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 Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayánbus
16h 16m$157–584Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Popayan Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Popayan Airport (PPN)plane ONT - PPN
17h 35m$413–1,034Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Cali, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Cali (CLO)plane SAN - CLO
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayánbus
19h 51m$217–676Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Pitalito (PTX)plane LAX - PTX
- Take the bus from Pitalito to Terminal Popayánbus
22h 57m$262–938
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Popayan Airport (PPN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Popayán is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $600 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Popayán is to fly which takes 15h 23m and costs $210 - $850.
The distance between Los Angeles and Popayán is 5592 km.
It takes approximately 15h 23m to get from Los Angeles to Popayán, including transfers.
Popayán is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 5:47 AM in Los Angeles and 7:47 AM in Popayán.
There are 109+ hotels available in Popayán.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Popayán, Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Easyfly, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Popayan Airport (PPN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Popayan Airport via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Popayan Airport via Guatemala City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Popayan Airport via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Popayan Airport via Guadalajara, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Popayan Airport via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Popayan Airport via Guadalajara, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Popayan Airport via Atlanta, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
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 to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cali via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito via Guatemala City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito via Houston, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito via San Jose, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito via Guadalajara, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
- Website
- copaair.com
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 Cali via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Popayan Airport via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito via Houston, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pitalito via Guadalajara, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cali via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cali via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cali via Houston, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- 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 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
- 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
- +57 310 245 1821
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranslaboyana.com.co
Bus from Pitalito to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- cootranslaboyana.com.co
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- [email protected]
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Pitalito to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
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