There are 8 ways to get from Ecuador to Tumaco by bus, car, or plane
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Bus, drive via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
best- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestrebus
- Take the bus from Esmeraldas to San Lorenzobus
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
12h 18m$31–46Bus, drive #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo to Los Bancosbus
- Take the bus from Los Bancos to San Lorenzobus
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
16h 59m$30–55Drive 649.4 km
- Drive from Guayaquil to Tumacocar 649.4 km
9h 20m$37–54Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, car, bus, drive
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane GYE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to San Lorenzobus
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
10h 25m$113–206Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to San Lorenzobus Guayaquil
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
13h 26m$37–52Fly from Cuenca, car, bus, drive
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to San Lorenzobus
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
11h 17m$111–194Fly from Loja, car, bus, drive
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to San Lorenzobus
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
12h 6m$185–358Fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport, car, bus, drive
- Fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MEC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to San Lorenzobus
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
12h 1m$104–211
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ecuador to Tumaco is to bus and drive which costs $29 - $55 and takes 16h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ecuador to Tumaco is to drive which takes 9h 20m and costs $35 - $55.
The distance between Ecuador and Tumaco is 728 km. The road distance is 649.4 km.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Ecuador to Tumaco, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ecuador to Tumaco is 649 km. It takes approximately 9h 20m to drive from Ecuador to Tumaco.
There are 14+ hotels available in Tumaco.
What companies run services between Ecuador and Tumaco, Colombia?
There is no direct connection from Ecuador to Tumaco. However, you can take the bus to Santo Domingo de los Colorados, take the bus to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre, take the bus to San Lorenzo, then drive to Tumaco. Alternatively, you can drive from Guayaquil to Tumaco in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Guayaquil to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to San Lorenzo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
Bus from Guayaquil to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 96 075 2419
- diegogalarza32@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Esmeraldas to San Lorenzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 6-298-0020
- coop.pullmancarchi@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ibarra to San Lorenzo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- https://www.busbud.com/en/bus-company/pullman-carchi
Bus from Ibarra to San Lorenzo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Guayaquil to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Los Bancos to San Lorenzo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +593 99 775 4391
- gerenciakennedy@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santo Domingo to Los Bancos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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