There are 7 ways to get from Lima to Atacames by plane, car, or bus
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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 4m$213–476Bus 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$64–119Bus
- 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 La Florida Airport, drive
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to La Florida Airport (TCO)plane LIM - TCO
- Drive from La Florida Airport (TCO) to Atacamescar
10h 29m$245–785Fly 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$261–490
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 4m and costs $210 - $480.
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 4m 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 203+ 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
- $200–400
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–400
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 Guayaquil, 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 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–450
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–700
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
- $240–410
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
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
- $240–380
- Website
- satena.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Panama City, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to La Florida Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- 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
- $120–260
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- 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
- 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
- +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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