There are 7 ways to get from Iquitos to Ecuador by plane, car, ferry, bus, or car ferry
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Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane IQT - GYE
7h 7m$247–583Drive, ferry, bus
cheapest- Drive from Iquitos to Nautacar
- Take the ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguasferry
- Take the bus from Yurimaguas to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Guayaquil Terminal Terrestre Jaime Roldos Aguilerasbus
38h 52m$168–199Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Iquitos to Nuevo Rocafuertecarferry
- Take the ferry from Nuevo Rocafuerte to El Cocaferry
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Guarumalesbus
- Take the bus from Guarumales to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
3d 2h$910–921Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane IQT - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
6h 17m$230–463Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to Tumbes (TBP)plane IQT - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
7h 18m$180–313Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Iquitos to El Cocacarferry
- Take the bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guayaquilbus
3d 21h$924–945Car ferry, bus via Durán
- Take the car ferry from Iquitos to El Cocacarferry
- Take the bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Duránbus
- Take the bus from Durán to Guayaquilbus
4d 1h$931–944
Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iquitos to Ecuador is to drive and ferry and bus which costs $160 - $200 and takes 38h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Iquitos to Ecuador is to fly and car which takes 6h 17m and costs $230 - $470.
The distance between Iquitos and Ecuador is 770 km.
The best way to get from Iquitos to Ecuador without a car is to car ferry and ferry and bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs $910 - $930.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Iquitos to Ecuador, including transfers.
There are 393+ hotels available in Ecuador.
What companies run services between Iquitos, Peru and Ecuador?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Phone
- +51 955 897 202
- turismo.universo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Yurimaguas to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 716 8000
- info@movilbus.pe
- Website
- movilbus.pe
Bus from Tarapoto to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- movilbus.pe
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piura to Guayaquil Terminal Terrestre Jaime Roldos Aguileras
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Guarumales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Guarumales to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Durán to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Durán
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- transportesecuador.com.ec
- Phone
- +51 988 977 363
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Nauta to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transport3sRomero/
- Phone
- +593 99 671 5923
- riverdolpinecuador@hotmail.com
- Website
- amazoniaecuador.com
Car ferry from Iquitos to Nuevo Rocafuerte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $853
- Website
- https://amazoniaecuador.com/
Car ferry from Iquitos to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $900
- Website
- https://amazoniaecuador.com/
Ferry from Nuevo Rocafuerte to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Kamukamu-Transporte-Fluvial-100093426023247/
- 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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