There are 8 ways to get from Medellín to Frontera by plane, bus, taxi, 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.
Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca, bus
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MDE - CUE
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
- Take the bus from Loja to Tacamorosbus
16h 13m$271–677Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal del Sur to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Lojabus
- Take the bus from Loja to Tacamorosbus
41h 53m$72–128Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Zapotillobus
- Take the taxi from Zapotillo to Fronterataxi
29h 43m$878–915Drive 1,837.7 km
- Drive from Medellín to Fronteracar 1,837.7 km
29h 52m$105–151Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Loja, taxi
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Loja (LOH)plane MDE - LOH
- Take the taxi from Loja (LOH) to Fronterataxi
10h 12m$198–717Fly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Loja, taxi
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Loja (LOH)plane EOH - LOH
- Take the taxi from Loja (LOH) to Fronterataxi
11h 37m$580–2,212Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane MDE - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Cariamangabus
- Take the bus from Cariamanga to Tacamorosbus
12h 43m$157–566Taxi, bus via Loja
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lojabus
- Take the bus from Loja to Tacamorosbus
36h 31m$813–836
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to Frontera is to bus which costs $70 - $130 and takes 41h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to Frontera is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 12m and costs $190 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Medellín to Frontera. However, there are services departing from Terminal del Sur and arriving at Tacamoros via Terminal de Transporte Cali, Tulcán, Riobamba and Loja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 53m.
The distance between Medellín and Frontera is 1442 km. The road distance is 1837.7 km.
The best way to get from Medellín to Frontera without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 29h 43m and costs $870 - $920.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Medellín to Frontera, including transfers.
Medellín to Frontera bus services, operated by Expreso Trejos, depart from Terminal del Sur station.
Medellín to Frontera bus services, operated by Expreso Trejos, arrive at Terminal de Transporte Cali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Medellín to Frontera is 1838 km. It takes approximately 29h 52m to drive from Medellín to Frontera.
There are one+ hotels available in Frontera.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and Frontera, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal del Sur to Tacamoros via Terminal de Transporte Cali, Ipiales, Tulcán, Riobamba, and Loja in around 41h 53m.
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Loja via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Monteria, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajerosinternacional.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Zapotillo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Cariamanga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 98 166 2733
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Tacamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
Bus from Cariamanga to Tacamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
Bus from Loja to Tacamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
Bus from Loja to Tacamoros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 313 2499101
- [email protected]
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal del Sur to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Sur to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
- Phone
- +593 996 226 765
- [email protected]
Bus from Tulcán to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Estimated price
- $50–761
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Cooperativa de Taxis Ciudadela del Maestro
- Phone
- +593 99 141 5451
- Website
- facebook.com
Loja Taxi Taxopel S.A
- Phone
- +593 99 091 9442
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Loja Express
- Phone
- +593 98 271 5604
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa de Taxis Ciudadela del Maestro
- Phone
- +593 99 141 5451
- Website
- facebook.com
Loja Taxi Taxopel S.A
- Phone
- +593 99 091 9442
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Loja Express
- Phone
- +593 98 271 5604
- Website
- facebook.com
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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