There are 4 ways to get from Quito to Cochabamba by car, plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car, fly
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cochabamba (CBB)plane UIO - CBB
11h 57m$245–775Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cochabambabus
3d$160–670Drive 3,570.7 km
- Drive from Quito to Cochabambacar 3,570.7 km
2d 2h$203–293Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Ronco to Punobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cochabambabus
3d 5h$165–260
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cochabamba (CBB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Cochabamba is to bus and Tour which costs $160 - $260 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Cochabamba is to car and fly which takes 11h 57m and costs $240 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Cochabamba. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Cochabamba via Municipalidad Del Rímac, Lima - Terminal Arriola and La Paz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Quito and Cochabamba is 2386 km. The road distance is 3570.7 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Cochabamba without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $160 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 57m to get from Quito to Cochabamba, including transfers.
Quito to Cochabamba bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Cochabamba bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Lima Plaza Norte station.
Cochabamba is 1h ahead of Quito. It is currently 2:32 PM in Quito and 3:32 PM in Cochabamba.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Cochabamba is 3571 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Quito to Cochabamba.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Cochabamba, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cochabamba via Lima Plaza Norte, Municipalidad Del Rímac, Óvalo Arriola, Lima - Terminal Arriola, and La Paz in around 3d.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Lima, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Bogota, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Panama City, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Bogota, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Guayaquil, Lima, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cochabamba via Guayaquil, Lima, La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- +591 2228 3843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- Flota Bolivar
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Schedules at
- Flota Bolivar
- Normal
- $3–5
- Semicama
- $5–7
- Cama
- $7–9
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Schedules at
- Flota Bolivar
- Normal
- $3–5
- Semicama
- $5–7
- Cama
- $7–9
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
- Phone
- +591 60340030
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Imperial Potosí
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Imperial Potosí
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Imperial Potosí
- Phone
- +591 71861725
- Website
- Expreso del Sur
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- Expreso del Sur
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- Expreso del Sur
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cosmos
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Cosmos
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Cosmos
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Website
- Cosmos Bus
Bus from Terminal Ronco to Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Cosmos Bus
- Phone
- +51 051 630 257
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rumbo Explora
Shuttle from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- Rumbo Explora
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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