There are 5 ways to get from Ecuador to Mindo by bus, taxi, car, or plane
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Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus Esmeraldas / ...
- Take the taxi from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Mindotaxi
6h 45m$58–81Drive 360.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Guayaquil to Mindocar 360.8 km
5h 23m$21–30Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, bus
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane GYE - UIO
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindobus
5h 17m$80–162Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Quito to Mindobus Quito
15h 54m$93–106Fly from Cuenca, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindobus
6h 8m$70–168
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ecuador to Mindo is to drive which costs $20 - $30 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Ecuador to Mindo is to fly and bus which takes 5h 17m and costs $80 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Ecuador to Mindo. However, there are services departing from Guayaquil and arriving at Mindo via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Quito. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 54m.
The distance between Ecuador and Mindo is 498 km. The road distance is 360.8 km.
The best way to get from Ecuador to Mindo without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 6h 45m and costs $55 - $85.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Ecuador to Mindo, including transfers.
Ecuador to Mindo bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi, depart from Guayaquil station.
Ecuador to Mindo bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ecuador to Mindo is 361 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Ecuador to Mindo.
There are 121+ hotels available in Mindo.
What companies run services between Ecuador and Mindo, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Guayaquil to Mindo via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, San Diego, and Quito in around 15h 54m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
Bus from Guayaquil to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
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 La Ofelia to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- 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
- Phone
- +593 98 335 9796
- quindetour@gmail.com
- Website
- quitotourbus.com
Bus from Quito to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://quitotourbus.com/en/home
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
Taxi Llamada Fácil S.A.
- Phone
- +593 99 860 0555
- Website
- taxillamadafacil.com
Taxi Fedeamigo
- Phone
- +593 98 351 1511
- Website
- facebook.com
Rueda Car
- Phone
- +593 95 860 1882
- Website
- ruedacar.ec
Cooperativa de Taxis Quito Modelo
- Phone
- +593 98 350 5191
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañia de Taxis Balcones de Pichincha
- Phone
- +593 93 995 2067
- Website
- facebook.com
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