Travel to Riobamba

Every way to reach Riobamba: 1 modes compared, with fares.

Riobamba is reachable from 12 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin is 46 km away.

Checked October 1, 2026Priced for October 1, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Riobamba

Every mode that actually calls at Riobamba, 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
Train24€11.881h 13m239 km2
  • 12Places you can arrive from
  • 12Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 2Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Riobamba is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Riobamba

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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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 km2083%Ambato, 46 km
200 to 600 km417%Ibarra, 232 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Riobamba 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
Ecuador24100%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Riobamba

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

Riobamba

Bus
  • Riobamba Intercantonal Station
  • estación del tren
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Riobamba

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

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Riobamba, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Ambato to Riobamba train€11.881h 13m46 km
Latacunga to Riobamba train€16.291h 30m81 km
Babahoyo to Riobamba train€19.041h 36m98 km
Quevedo to Riobamba train€21.791h 42m114 km
Milagro to Riobamba train€22.341h 48m116 km
El Empalme to Riobamba train€24.541h 49m129 km
Durán to Riobamba train€27.291h 59m143 km
Guayaquil to Riobamba train€28.392h149 km
Quito to Riobamba train€30.042h 4m160 km
Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Riobamba train€31.142h 11m167 km
Ibarra to Riobamba train€45.982h 52m232 km
Rosa Zarate to Riobamba train€47.092h 45m239 km

We cannot promise Riobamba Intercantonal Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Riobamba Intercantonal Station

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Popular trips to Riobamba

Common questions about Travel to Riobamba

How can I get to Riobamba?

Riobamba is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 12 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 2 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 Riobamba?

The cheapest way into Riobamba is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 12 origins we sell into Riobamba over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Riobamba?

The fastest journey into Riobamba is by Train, at 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 46 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Riobamba have?

Riobamba has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are . Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Riobamba from within 200 km?

20 of the routes we sell into Riobamba start within 200 km. The nearest is Ambato, 46 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 Riobamba in Ecuador?

Riobamba connects to 12 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 239 km away in a straight line. Ecuador 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 Ecuador

The wider region

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Riobamba is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Riobamba

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Riobamba, with free cancellation on most of it.

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