There are 8 ways to get from Lima to Atacames by plane, car, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LIM - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestrebus
10h 24m$213–526Bus via Lima Plaza Norte
cheapest- Take the bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacamesbus Atacames / ...
43h 8m$65–119Bus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacamesbus Atacames / ...
31h 38m$129–164Drive 1,872.4 km
- Drive from Lima to Atacamescar 1,872.4 km
26h 33m$282–407Fly to Eloy Alfaro International Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane LIM - MEC
- Take the bus from Manta to Esmeraldasbus
12h 42m$257–486Fly to Cuenca, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Cuenca (CUE)plane LIM - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Atacamesbus
11h 31m$261–530Fly to Ipiales, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Ipiales (IPI)plane LIM - IPI
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Atacamesbus
16h 22m$356–688Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane LIM - GYE
- Take a shuttle bus from Guayaquil Airport to Puerto López
- Take the bus from Puerto López to Mantabus
- Take the bus from Manta to Atacamesbus
16h 46m$387–691
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Atacames is to bus via Lima Plaza Norte which costs $60 - $120 and takes 43h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Atacames is to fly and car and bus which takes 10h 24m and costs $210 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Atacames. However, there are services departing from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and arriving at Atacames via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 38m.
The distance between Lima and Atacames is 1705 km. The road distance is 1872.4 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Atacames without a car is to bus which takes 31h 38m and costs $120 - $170.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Lima to Atacames, including transfers.
Lima to Atacames bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Lima to Atacames bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lima to Atacames is 1872 km. It takes approximately 26h 33m to drive from Lima to Atacames.
There are 204+ hotels available in Atacames.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Atacames, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Atacames via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 31h 38m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–450
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–450
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–460
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–460
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–430
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–430
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Ipiales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–650
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Quito to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- 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 Quitumbe to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- 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
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Manta to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 731 0930
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reinadelcamino.ec
Bus from Manta to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial/?ref=embed_page#
- Phone
- +593 05 293 2988
- sugerencias@realestamarindos.ec
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 6-298-0020
- coop.pullmancarchi@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tulcán to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- https://www.busbud.com/en/bus-company/pullman-carchi
- Phone
- +593 99 546 4860
- palosanto22@gmail.com
- Website
- whalewatchingecuador.com
Shuttle from Guayaquil Airport to Puerto López
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $146
- Website
- https://whalewatchingecuador.com/es/actividades
Bus from Puerto López to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- 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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