There are 7 ways to get from Quito to Cocora Valley by car, plane, taxi, or bus
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 to Pereira, taxi
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pereira (PEI)plane UIO - PEI
- Take the taxi from Pereira-Airport-PEI to Cocora Valleytaxi
6h 54m$160–555Bus via Filandia
cheapest- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcánbus Quito Carcelén
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
25h 9m$38–74Bus
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcánbus Quito
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
22h 22m$59–100Drive 925.8 km
- Drive from Quito to Cocora Valleycar 925.8 km
16h 10m$110–159Car, fly to Armenia
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Armenia (AXM)plane UIO - AXM
7h 39m$154–459Car, fly to Manizales, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Manizales (MZL)plane UIO - MZL
- Take the taxi from Manizales (MZL) to Cocora Valleytaxi
7h 52m$285–905Car, fly to Perales Airport, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Perales Airport (IBE)plane UIO - IBE
- Take the taxi from Perales Airport (IBE) to Cocora Valleytaxi
12h 46m$185–455
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pereira (PEI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Cocora Valley is to bus via Filandia which costs $35 - $75 and takes 25h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Cocora Valley is to car and fly and taxi which takes 6h 54m and costs $160 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Cocora Valley. However, there are services departing from Quito Terminal Carcelén and arriving at Terminal de Transportes de Armenia via Terminal de Transporte Ipiales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 22m.
The distance between Quito and Cocora Valley is 713 km. The road distance is 925.8 km.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Quito to Cocora Valley, including transfers.
Quito to Cocora Valley bus services, operated by Pullman Carchi, depart from Quito Terminal Carcelén station.
Quito to Cocora Valley bus services, operated by Pullman Carchi, arrive at Tulcán station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Cocora Valley is 926 km. It takes approximately 16h 10m to drive from Quito to Cocora Valley.
There are 1395+ hotels available in Cocora Valley.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Cocora Valley, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Cocora Valley via Tulcán, Terminal de Transporte Ipiales, and Terminal de Transportes de Armenia in around 22h 22m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Guayaquil, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Armenia via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Perales Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Manizales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- +593 6-298-0020
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transportes Pullman Carchi
- Phone
- +593 95 885 1254
- [email protected]
- Website
- microsancristobal.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
- Phone
- +593 97 943 4964
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresotulcan.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- expresotulcan.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Compañía Expreso Turismo del Norte
- Phone
- +593 06 298 0633
- [email protected]
- Website
- Velotax SA
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Velotax SA
- 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
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Estimated price
- $40–90
Asotama Taxis Aeropuerto
- Phone
- +57 606 340 0241
- Website
- transportetaxiturismotravel.com
Cootaxconsota
- Phone
- +57 606 333 7777
- Website
- cootaxconsota.com
Covichoralda
- Phone
- +57 606 324 4444
- Website
- covichoralda.com.co
Primer Tax S.A
- Phone
- +57 606 330 0200
- Website
- primertaxsa.com
Taxis Consotá
- Phone
- +57 606 333 7777
- Website
- cootaxconsota.com
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
Megataxi
- Phone
- +57 608 515 3595
- Website
- megataxi-ibague.com.co
Radio Taxi Tolima
- Phone
- +57 315 324 2425
- Website
- facebook.com
Super Taxi
- Phone
- +57 317 4866000
- Website
- facebook.com
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