There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Quito by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport, car
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane EDI - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
20h 57m$318–1,138Train to Newcastle, fly, car
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane NCL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
19h 48m$365–1,346Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly, car
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ABZ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
21h 33m$409–1,467Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly, car
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane INV - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
34h 55m$447–1,628Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly, car
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MME - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
21h 34m$692–2,486Train to Glasgow Airport, fly, car
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane GLA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
22h 5m$322–1,073
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Quito is to train and fly and car which costs $320 - $1,100 and takes 22h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Quito is to train and fly and car which takes 19h 48m and costs $360 - $1,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and Quito is 9144 km.
It takes approximately 20h 57m to get from Edinburgh to Quito, including transfers.
Quito is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 12:46 AM in Edinburgh and 7:46 PM in Quito.
There are 848+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Quito, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Quito. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, then drive to Quito. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newcastle, walk to Central Station, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, then drive to Quito.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Newark, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Newark, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Cancun, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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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