Buses from Cali to Popayán

The distance between Cali and Popayán in the department of Cauca is 138 km and the estimated travel time by bus is approximately 3 hours. The overland trip between Cali and Popayan may vary depending on the bus stops along the route and traffic conditions.

SUMMARY OF THE BUS TRIP ON THE CALI – POPAYÁN ROUTE

Distance138 Km.
average trip durationThree hours
first bus00:30 hrs. 
Last bus23:00 hrs. 
output frequencyMore than 50 departures per day
Lowest price$20,000
Highest price$30,000
CompaniesSotracauca, Expreso Palmira, CootranarVelotaxTax BelalcazarSupertaxis del SurCoomotorTransipiales

Tickets and prices from Cali to Popayan

The passenger transport companies that carry out the route from Cali to Popayán are: Expreso Palmira, Velotax, Transipiales, Coomotor, Supertaxis del Sur, Cootranar and Coomotor with departures practically 24 hours a day.

BusinessSchedulesExitServicesPrice
Cootranshuila06:00 08:30 10:30Cali TerminalPreferenceFrom $35,000
Expreso PalmiraEvery 3 hoursCali TerminalEcho ServiceFrom $30,000
Cootranar06:00 a 23:00 hrsCali TerminalSupercondor and AerocondorFrom $30,000
Velotaxseveral a dayCali TerminalMicrobus, Kia, TaxiFrom $21,000
Tax Belalcazar07:00 09:00 11:00 13:00 14:00 15:00Cali TerminalbusFrom $30,000
Supertaxis del SurFrom 03:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every 45 minutesCali TerminalMicrobusFrom $20,000
Coomotor11:00Cali TerminalOnyxFrom $30,000
Transitiales00:30 02:45 04:30 05:00 05:30 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:30 10:00 10:15 11:00 11:45 12: 15 12:30 13:15 14:00 14:45 15:30 16:15 17:00 17:45 18:30 19:30 20:15 22:00 22:45 23:00Cali TerminalDorado, Preferential, Green Line Microbus, Andean Line, Transportation service to Populations BusFrom $30,000
Sotracauca07:00 10:00 MicrobusFrom $22,000

Schedules and prices may have variations depending on the day and availability of tickets, generally in high season the rates increase by up to 15%.

Schedules from Cali to Popayan

  • The first departure is at 00:30 hrs. by Transipiales
  • The last departure time is at 23:00 hrs. by Cootranar

Origin and destination terminals

Departure terminal in Cali

The Cali Terminal is located approximately 2 kilometers from the city center, on Calle 30N 2AN-29, Cali. From there you will find all the bus departures to different parts of the country. 

Arrival terminal in Popayan

The place of drop-off or arrival terminal is generally the station or main terminal of the destination city, however with some companies and routes you can set a drop-off point prior to the arrival terminal, for this route the arrival is at the Terminal of Popayan

Map of the bus route from Cali to Popayan

How much does the ticket from Cali to Popayan cost?

The value of the cheapest bus ticket is $20,000 for Supertaxis del Sur, and the highest price of the ticket is from the Coomotor company at $30,000

How to buy tickets from Cali to Popayan?

You can buy the tickets for your trip from Cali to Popayán at the box offices or agencies of the transport terminals and on the websites or call centers of each transport company that has this service enabled.