There are 8 ways to get from Mérida to Quito by bus, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive to Camilo Daza International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
best- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Cristóbal
- Drive from San Cristóbal to Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)
- Fly from Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)CUC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
13h 4m$238–454Drive 1,856.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Mérida to Quito1,856.5 km
28h 41m$106–152Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchira
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal del Norte
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
44h 18m$717–747Bus, bus to Bucaramanga Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchira
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Fly from Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)BGA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
17h 31m$246–450Bus, drive to Camilo Daza International Airport, fly to Ipiales
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Cristóbal
- Drive from San Cristóbal to Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)
- Fly from Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) to Ipiales (IPI)CUC - IPI
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
16h 22m$280–559Bus to Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to El Vigia Airport
- Fly from Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)VIG - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
12h 53m$146–526Bus, taxi via Bucaramanga
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Ureña
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Medellín
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
44h 45m$728–778Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Ureña
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
2d 2h$107–157
Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mérida to Quito is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 28h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Mérida to Quito is to bus and fly and car which takes 12h 53m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Mérida to Quito. However, there are services departing from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Ureña, Terminal Cúcuta, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal Ipiales and Rumichaca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Mérida and Quito is 1423 km. The road distance is 1856.5 km.
The best way to get from Mérida to Quito without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 44h 18m and costs $710 - $750.
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Mérida to Quito, including transfers.
Mérida to Quito bus services, operated by Expresos Jauregui, depart from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes station.
Mérida to Quito bus services, operated by Expresos Jauregui, arrive at Ureña station.
Quito is 1h behind Mérida. It is currently 7:07 AM in Mérida and 6:07 AM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Mérida to Quito is 1856 km. It takes approximately 28h 41m to drive from Mérida to Quito.
What companies run services between Mérida, Venezuela and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Ureña, Terminal Cúcuta, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Ipiales, Terminal Ipiales, and Rumichaca in around 2d 2h.
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- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Ipiales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–490
Flights from Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Caracas, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Caracas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Caracas, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- Phone
- +58 274 263 3829
- Tachira.merida@hotmail.com
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Cristóbal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchira
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchira
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $21–25
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Ureña
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $21–25
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 312 543 8777
- cooptmotilon15@yahoo.com
- Website
- cooptmotilon.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- cooptmotilon.weebly.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $16–23
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- extrarapidolosmotilones.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 291 4887
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Phone
- 01 8000 954080
- pqr@cotaxi.com.co
- Website
- cotaxi.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- cotaxi.com.co
- Phone
- +58 274 262 11 79
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to El Vigia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Phone
- +57 601 747 0349
- atencionalcliente@omega.com.co
- Website
- omega.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga to Medellín
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- omega.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Estimated price
- $639
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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