There are 9 ways to get from Salento to Medellín by bus, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via La Pintada
best- Take the bus from Salento to La Pintadabus
- Take the bus from La Pintada to La Estrellabus
6h 27m$19–37Drive 259.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Salento to Medellíncar 259.2 km
4h 52m$14–20Bus, bus to Pereira, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take the bus from Salento to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Take the bus from Parada 19 to Parada 26bus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane PEI - MDE
4h 28mBus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal del Surbus
6h 49m$21–33Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal del Nortebus
7h 19m$27–38Bus #3
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Estrellabus
7h 33m$21–31Bus to Pereira, fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Take the bus from Salento to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane PEI - EOH
4h 22m$114–1,504Taxi to Perales Airport, fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Take the taxi from Salento to Perales Airport (IBE)taxi
- Fly from Perales Airport (IBE) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane IBE - EOH
3h 14m$227–567Bus to Armenia, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take the bus from Salento to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
- Fly from Armenia (AXM) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane AXM - MDE
4h 34m$113–303
Pereira (PEI) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salento to Medellín is to drive which costs $13 - $20 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Salento to Medellín is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 14m and costs $220 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Salento to Medellín. However, there are services departing from Salento and arriving at La Estrella via La Pintada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 27m.
The distance between Salento and Medellín is 244 km. The road distance is 259.2 km.
The best way to get from Salento to Medellín without a car is to bus via La Pintada which takes 6h 27m and costs $19 - $40.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Salento to Medellín, including transfers.
Salento to Medellín bus services, operated by Flota Occidental, depart from Salento station.
Salento to Medellín bus services, operated by Flota Occidental, arrive at La Pintada station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salento to Medellín is 259 km. It takes approximately 4h 52m to drive from Salento to Medellín.
There are 2883+ hotels available in Medellín.
What companies run services between Salento, Quindío, Colombia and Medellín, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Salento to Parque Berrio Cra.52 #50-70 Medellin via La Pintada, La Pintada, La Estrella, and La Estrella Cra.49 #77Sur-90 Sabaneta in around 6h 27m.
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Pereira to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Perales Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Pereira to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from Armenia to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Pereira to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Phone
- +57 310 507 9999
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaoccidental.com
Bus from Salento to La Pintada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $13–19
Bus from La Pintada to La Estrella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $5–9
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Estrella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $16–24
- Phone
- +57 606 3401743
Bus from Salento to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- terminalpereira.com
Bus from Salento to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- terminalpereira.com
Bus from Salento to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- terminalpereira.com
- Phone
- +57 606 335 1010
- [email protected]
- Website
- megabus.gov.co
Bus from Parada 19 to Parada 26
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- megabus.gov.co
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $17–25
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $4–7
- Phone
- +57 310 612 5292
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
- Phone
- +57 324 3203358
- [email protected]
- Website
- lineaspereiranas.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- buscobus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 (4) 361-0947
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 312 286 2008
- Website
- cootracir.com
Bus from Salento to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- cootracir.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
Camperos y Taxi Circasia
- Phone
- +57 323 426 7024
- Website
- cootracir.com
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