There are 6 ways to get from Iquique to Quito by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport, fly, car
best- Take the bus from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)TCQ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
16h 20m$293–472Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Excluciva
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
2d 15h$115–211Drive 3,284.4 km
- Drive from Iquique to Quito3,284.4 km
45h 24m$405–585Bus, bus to Diego Aracena International Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique Airport
- Fly from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)IQQ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
15h 35m$327–959Bus to Antofagasta Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)ANF - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
16h 47m$285–622Bus
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Take the bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
2d 17h$174–336
Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iquique to Quito is to bus via Lima which costs $110 - $220 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Iquique to Quito is to bus and fly and car which takes 15h 35m and costs $320 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Iquique to Quito. However, there are services departing from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal Internacional, Tacna and Lima Javier Prado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Iquique and Quito is 2590 km. The road distance is 3284.4 km.
The best way to get from Iquique to Quito without a car is to bus via Lima which takes 2 days 15h and costs $110 - $220.
It takes approximately 16h 20m to get from Iquique to Quito, including transfers.
Iquique to Quito bus services, operated by Kenny Bus, depart from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus station.
Iquique to Quito bus services, operated by Kenny Bus, arrive at Terminal Rodoviario de Arica station.
Quito is 2h behind Iquique. It is currently 3:07 AM in Iquique and 1:07 AM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Iquique to Quito is 3284 km. It takes approximately 45h 24m to drive from Iquique to Quito.
What companies run services between Iquique, Chile and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Lima Terminal Excluciva, and Lima Javier Prado in around 2d 15h.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–420
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–420
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–420
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Diego Aracena International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Phone
- +56 22 570 8687
- ayuda@pasajebus.com
- Website
- kennybus.cl
Bus from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- kennybus.cl
- Phone
- +56 58 2241090
- cuevasinternacional@hotmail.com
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal Iquique - Kenny Bus to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Phone
- +51904244509
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- ventas.busesng@gmail.com
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Excluciva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $19–28
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $26–35
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $24–35
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $12–15
- Salón Cama
- $13–16
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $17–22
- Salón Cama
- $20–25
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $16–20
- Salón Cama
- $18–22
- contacto@sanantonioea.cl
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Iquique to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Road
- $6–9
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $13–17
- Cama
- $18–25
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $11–14
- Cama
- $15–22
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- ciktur.cl
- Semi Cama
- $13–19
- Cama
- $24–35
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- consultas@ramoscholele.cl
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–47
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $11–16
- Salón cama
- $43–47
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–47
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $9–13
- Salón cama
- $43–47
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/sol-del-norte
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Semi Cama
- $15–22
- Cama
- $21–29
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 57 2 578086
- Busesnorteazul@gmail.com
- Website
- norteazul.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/buses-horizonte
- Phone
- +56 2 2776 5544
- contacto@busesevans.cl
- Website
- busesevans.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 8480 4504
- romabuses@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 5429 8224
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $25–55
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- hola@andimar.cl
- Website
- andimar.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Schedules at
- andimar.cl
- Semi Cama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $11–23
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $14–20
- Premium
- $16–22
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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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