Travel to Popayán

Every way to reach Popayán: 2 modes compared, with fares.

Popayán is reachable from 7 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 4 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 53m door to door. The nearest origin is 65 km away.

Checked September 30, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Popayán

Every mode that actually calls at Popayán, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Coach12€10.071h 53m213 km1
Flight2€40.854h 4m370 km3
  • 7Places you can arrive from
  • 7Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 4Operators

The trip ends at TransTambo. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km1071%Santander de Quilichao, 65 km
200 to 600 km429%Ipiales, 213 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Popayán that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Colombia14100%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Popayán

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Popayán

Bus
  • TransTambo
  • Bus to Puracé
Air
  • PPN

The fare from PPN into Popayán is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Popayán

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Fares

The cheapest journeys into Popayán

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Popayán, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Santander de Quilichao to Popayán bus€10.071h 53m65 km
Mocoa to Popayán bus€13.383h 10m143 km
Pasto to Popayán bus€14.483h 13m155 km
Samaniego to Popayán bus€15.033h 17m164 km
Túquerres to Popayán bus€16.683h 50m187 km
Ipiales to Popayán bus€18.323h 59m213 km
Bogotá to Popayán flight€40.854h 4m370 km

A day in Popayán hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Popayán

Most of the points near TransTambo open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Popular trips to Popayán

Common questions about Travel to Popayán

How can I get to Popayán?

Popayán is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 7 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 4 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Popayán?

The cheapest way into Popayán is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 7 origins we sell into Popayán over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Popayán?

The fastest journey into Popayán is by Coach, at 1h 53m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 65 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Popayán have?

Popayán has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are PPN. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Popayán from within 200 km?

10 of the routes we sell into Popayán start within 200 km. The nearest is Santander de Quilichao, 65 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Popayán in Colombia?

Popayán connects to 7 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 370 km away in a straight line. Colombia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in Colombia

The wider region

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Popayán afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Popayán before you go?

Day trips that leave Popayán in the morning and cover a good part of Colombia by evening.

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