There are 7 ways to get from Manizales to Melgar by bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Girardotbus
8h$29–48Drive 233.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Manizales to Melgarcar 233.4 km
4h 3m$13–18Taxi
- Take the taxi from Manizales to Melgartaxi 233.4 km
4h 3m$120–150Fly, bus
- Fly from Manizales (MZL) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane MZL - BOG
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Melgarbus
7h 44m$114–372Bus via Armenia
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
- Take the bus from Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Girardotbus
8h 24m$40–56Bus via Bogotá
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitrebus Manizales
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgarbus Bogotá
11h 15m$30–60Bus via Honda
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Hondabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Transportes Honda to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgarbus
11h 17m$32–65
Manizales (MZL) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manizales to Melgar is to drive which costs $12 - $18 and takes 4h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Manizales to Melgar is to drive which takes 4h 3m and costs $12 - $18.
No, there is no direct bus from Manizales to Melgar. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales and arriving at Melgar via Terminal de Transportes de Pereira, Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué and Terminal de Girardot. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Manizales and Melgar is 253 km. The road distance is 233.4 km.
The best way to get from Manizales to Melgar without a car is to bus which takes 8h and costs $28 - $50.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Manizales to Melgar, including transfers.
Manizales to Melgar bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, depart from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales station.
Manizales to Melgar bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Pereira station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manizales to Melgar is 233 km. It takes approximately 4h 3m to drive from Manizales to Melgar.
There are 877+ hotels available in Melgar.
What companies run services between Manizales, Colombia and Melgar, Tolima, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Melgar via Terminal de Transportes de Pereira, Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué, and Terminal de Girardot in around 8h.
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Manizales to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- 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 de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- 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 de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- 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 Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $4–7
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $4–7
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–44
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $22–35
- Phone
- +57 310 612 5292
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
- Phone
- +57 (4) 361-0947
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- [email protected]
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- [email protected]
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +57 302 3180104
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresocafetero.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 310 695 9595
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
- Phone
- 018000116222
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotalamacarena.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Girardot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- flotalamacarena.com
- Book at
- flotalamacarena.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal de Girardot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- flotalamacarena.com
- Book at
- flotalamacarena.com
- Phone
- +57 318 801 1800
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaaguilasa.com
Bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/bus-schedule/flota-aguila
Bus from Terminal Transportes Honda to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/bus-schedule/flota-aguila
- Phone
- +57 606 331 7161
- [email protected]
- Website
- coochoferes.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- coochoferes.com
- Phone
- +57 318 711 5115
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidotolimasa.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 310 619 9914
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooveracruz.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- cooveracruz.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Melgar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- cooveracruz.com
- Phone
- +57 68 857 2440
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 316 271 4173
- Website
- coopuertos.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal de Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- coopuertos.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Transportes Honda to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $15–22
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Transportes Honda to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $18–26
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Taxi Flota El Ruiz
- Phone
- +57 606 882 4253
Taxis Libres
- Phone
- +57 606 899 9999
- Website
- taxislibres.com.co
Tax La Feria Manizales
- Phone
- +57 606 884 8888
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
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