There are 3 ways to get from Atacames to Quito by bus or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atacames to Quito is to bus which costs $7 - $22 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Atacames to Quito is to drive which takes 4h 31m and costs $17 - $26.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Atacames and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h.
The distance between Atacames and Quito is 381 km. The road distance is 312.1 km.
The best way to get from Atacames to Quito without a car is to bus via Esmeraldas which takes 6h 19m and costs $21 - $40.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Atacames to Quito, including transfers.
Atacames to Quito bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., depart from Esmeraldas station.
Atacames to Quito bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., arrive at Quito Terminal Carcelén station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atacames to Quito is 312 km. It takes approximately 4h 31m to drive from Atacames to Quito.
There are 711+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Atacames, Ecuador and Quito, Ecuador?
Trans Esmeraldas S.A. operates a bus from Esmeraldas to Quito Terminal Carcelén twice daily. Tickets cost $15–20 and the journey takes 4h 17m.
Bus from Esmeraldas to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Atacames to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Atacames to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Atacames to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 99 731 0930
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Atacames to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
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