There are 6 ways to get from Ecuador to Iquitos by plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)plane GYE - IQT
6h 56m$249–585Bus, ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Guayaquil Terminal Terrestre Jaime Roldos Aguileras to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Drive from Nauta to Iquitoscar
38h 52m$168–199Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to El Cocabus
- Take the ferry from El Coca to Nuevo Rocafuerteferry
- Take the car ferry from Nuevo Rocafuerte to Iquitoscarferry
3d 4h$886–898Bus to Tumbes, fly
- Take the bus from Machala to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)plane TBP - IQT
7h 10m$180–307Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)plane UIO - IQT
8h 56m$229–463Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Cocabus
- Take the car ferry from El Coca to Iquitoscarferry
3d 20h$924–945
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ecuador to Iquitos is to bus and ferry and drive which costs $160 - $200 and takes 38h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Ecuador to Iquitos is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $240 - $600.
The distance between Ecuador and Iquitos is 774 km.
The best way to get from Ecuador to Iquitos without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 3 days 4h and costs $880 - $900.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Ecuador to Iquitos, including transfers.
There are 183+ hotels available in Iquitos.
What companies run services between Ecuador and Iquitos, Peru?
LATAM Chile flies from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Tumbes to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–420
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Tumbes to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Guayaquil Terminal Terrestre Jaime Roldos Aguileras to Piura
- Phone
- +51 1 716 8000
- info@movilbus.pe
- Website
- movilbus.pe
Bus from Piura to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- movilbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 955 897 202
- turismo.universo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Guayaquil to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Machala to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
Bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +51 988 977 363
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transport3sRomero/
Ferry from El Coca to Nuevo Rocafuerte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Kamukamu-Transporte-Fluvial-100093426023247/
- Phone
- +593 99 671 5923
- riverdolpinecuador@hotmail.com
- Website
- amazoniaecuador.com
Car ferry from Nuevo Rocafuerte to Iquitos
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $853
- Website
- https://amazoniaecuador.com/
Car ferry from El Coca to Iquitos
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $900
- Website
- https://amazoniaecuador.com/
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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