There are 7 ways to get from Maicao to Popayán 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 Almirante Padilla Airport, fly to Popayan Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Riohachabus
- Fly from Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) to Popayan Airport (PPN)plane RCH - PPN
7h 23m$99–576Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Valleduparbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayánbus
29h 14m$87–144Drive 1,413.5 km
- Drive from Maicao to Popayáncar 1,413.5 km
21h 58m$168–243Drive to Maracaibo, fly to Popayan Airport
- Drive from Maicao to Maracaibo-Airport-MARcar
- Fly from Maracaibo (MAR) to Popayan Airport (PPN)plane MAR - PPN
8h 39m$196–874Bus to Almirante Padilla Airport, fly to Cali, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Riohachabus
- Fly from Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) to Cali (CLO)plane RCH - CLO
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayánbus
10h 23m$128–337Bus to Valledupar, fly to Popayan Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Valleduparbus
- Fly from Valledupar (VUP) to Popayan Airport (PPN)plane VUP - PPN
10h 3m$165–677Bus via Ciénaga
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Ciénagabus
- Take the bus from Ciénaga to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayánbus
32h 10m$89–169
Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) to Popayan Airport (PPN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Maicao to Popayán is to bus which costs $85 - $150 and takes 29h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Maicao to Popayán is to bus and fly which takes 7h 23m and costs $95 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Maicao to Popayán. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao and arriving at Terminal Popayán via Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar and Terminal de Transporte Cali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 14m.
The distance between Maicao and Popayán is 1169 km. The road distance is 1413.5 km.
The best way to get from Maicao to Popayán without a car is to bus which takes 29h 14m and costs $85 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Maicao to Popayán, including transfers.
Maicao to Popayán bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, depart from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao station.
Maicao to Popayán bus services, operated by Expreso Brasilia, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Maicao to Popayán is 1414 km. It takes approximately 21h 58m to drive from Maicao to Popayán.
There are 110+ hotels available in Popayán.
What companies run services between Maicao, Colombia and Popayán, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal Popayán via Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar and Terminal de Transporte Cali in around 29h 14m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Popayan Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Maracaibo to Popayan Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Maracaibo to Popayan Airport via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Valledupar to Popayan Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Almirante Padilla Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Maracaibo to Popayan Airport via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $15–22
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $19–28
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $15–22
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $19–28
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Ciénaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $23–35
Bus from Ciénaga to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–111
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $60–85
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–16
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $11–16
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $17–24
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $66–100
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $70–100
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Riohacha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–16
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $11–16
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Maicao to Terminal de Transportes de Valledupar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $17–24
- 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
- $7–15
- 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
- $7–15
- 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
- $7–15
- 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
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
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
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