There are 3 ways to get from Maracaibo to Mérida by bus, car, or plane
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Maracaibo (MAR) to Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) flights
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The cheapest way to get from Maracaibo to Mérida is to drive which costs $1 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Maracaibo to Mérida is to drive which takes 6h 44m and costs $1.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Maracaibo and arriving at Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 50m.
The distance between Maracaibo and Mérida is 372 km. The road distance is 370.5 km.
The best way to get from Maracaibo to Mérida without a car is to bus which takes 6h 50m and costs $25 - $30.
The bus from Maracaibo to Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes takes 6h 50m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Maracaibo to Mérida bus services, operated by Expresos Coromoto C.A., depart from Maracaibo station.
The best way to get from Maracaibo to Mérida is to bus which takes 6h 50m and costs $25 - $30. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $600 - $2,400 and takes 7h 43m.
Maracaibo to Mérida bus services, operated by Expresos Coromoto C.A., arrive at Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Maracaibo to Mérida is 370 km. It takes approximately 6h 44m to drive from Maracaibo to Mérida.
What companies run services between Maracaibo, Venezuela and Mérida, Venezuela?
Expresos Coromoto C.A. operates a bus from Maracaibo to Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes once daily. Tickets cost $25 and the journey takes 6h 50m. Expresos Jauregui also services this route once daily. Alternatively, Línea Aérea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional flies from Maracaibo (MAR) to Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) 4 times a week.
- Website
- laserairlines.com
Flights from Maracaibo to Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport via Caracas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Phone
- +58 274 417 1720
- Website
- Expresos Coromoto C.A.
Bus from Maracaibo to Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Expresos Coromoto C.A.
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