Bus
The bus station is located 1^1/2 km from the city center. Buses can take you there from Parque Ayora, or a taxi [US$1*]. There are frequent buses to Quito [US$5*, 5^1/2 hours]. To Guayaquil [US$12*, 12 hours], with Panamericana. To Huaquillas, there are many colectivos available. To lbarra [US$3*, 2^1/2 hours]. To Otavalo [3^1/2 hours, US$2.50*]. Note that there are occasional customs and immigration checks on the road between Ibarra and Tulcan.

Air
Tame - The airport is located on the road to Rumichaca [at the Colombian border]. There are frequent flights to Quito and CaIi [Colombia].


Frontier with Colombia
Leaving Ecuador. There are mini-vans leaving frequently from Tulcan to the frontier [Rumichaca] near the topiary cemetery at Parque Ayora costing just US$0.80* while in contrast taxis charge around US$4* from the main bus terminal or US$3* from Parque Ayora, both modes of transport leave you by the bridge and you walk over to the frontier.

At the border. The visa that you will receive at the border are passes for 30 or 90 days [try to ask for the latter] or day passes for Ipiales and must all be stamped in your passport, without this process you will not be able to return and risk serious consequences. The border is open between 6  am to 9  pm.
On either side of the border are money exchangers, change just a little as these are not the best rates.

*The prices are approximately

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