There are 6 ways to get from Riobamba to Santiago by car, plane, or bus
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Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Riobamba to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEcar
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane GYE - SCL
8h 39m$254–572Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
3d 12h$148–313Bus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borjabus
3d 1h$325–478Drive 4,815.6 km
- Drive from Riobamba to Santiagocar 4,815.6 km
2d 14h$594–858Bus to Cuenca, fly
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane CUE - SCL
14h 27m$240–447Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane UIO - SCL
13h 41m$262–477
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riobamba to Santiago is to bus via Lima which costs $140 - $320 and takes 3 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Riobamba to Santiago is to drive and fly which takes 8h 39m and costs $250 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Riobamba to Santiago. However, there are services departing from Riobamba and arriving at Terminal San Borja via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Riobamba and Santiago is 3841 km. The road distance is 4815.6 km.
The best way to get from Riobamba to Santiago without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs $320 - $480.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Riobamba to Santiago, including transfers.
Riobamba to Santiago bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Patria, depart from Riobamba station.
Riobamba to Santiago bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Patria, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Santiago is 1h ahead of Riobamba. It is currently 1:32 AM in Riobamba and 2:32 AM in Santiago.
Yes, the driving distance between Riobamba to Santiago is 4816 km. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Riobamba to Santiago.
What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Santiago, Chile?
You can take a bus from Riobamba to Terminal San Borja via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–430
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–490
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–360
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TRANSPORTESCOLTA/
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TRANSPORTESCOLTA/
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 3-274-0070
- [email protected]
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 98 809 8584
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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