There are 5 ways to get from Guayas to Quito by plane, car, or bus
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Fly, car
best- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)GYE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
1h 55m$105–212Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeGuayaquil
9h$13–26Bus via Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Quito Terminal CarcelénEsmeraldas / ...
5h 48m$14–22Drive 376.9 km
- Drive from Guayaquil to Quito376.9 km
6h 14m$22–31Bus #2
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to DuránGuayaquil
- Take the bus from Durán to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeGuayaquil
13h 38m$20–25
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guayas to Quito is to bus which costs $13 - $26 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Guayas to Quito is to fly and car which takes 1h 55m and costs $100 - $220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Guayaquil and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h.
The distance between Guayas and Quito is 335 km. The road distance is 376.9 km.
The best way to get from Guayas to Quito without a car is to bus via Quito Terminal Carcelén which takes 5h 48m and costs $14 - $22.
It takes approximately 1h 55m to get from Guayas to Quito, including transfers.
Guayas to Quito bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., depart from Guayaquil station.
Guayas to Quito bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., arrive at Quito Terminal Carcelén station.
Yes, the driving distance between Guayas to Quito is 377 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Guayas to Quito.
There are 841+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Guayas, Ecuador and Quito, Ecuador?
Trans Esmeraldas S.A. operates a bus from Guayaquil to Quito Terminal Carcelén twice daily. Tickets cost $13–21 and the journey takes 5h 34m.
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- 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
- $60–150
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- 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
- $70–320
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
- 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
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Guayaquil to Durán
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Durán to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- transportesecuador.com.ec
- 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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