There are 5 ways to get from Manta to Iquitos by plane, bus, ferry, taxi, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)plane MEC - IQT
10h 55m$251–826Bus, ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo Bolognesi to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Take the taxi from Nauta to Iquitostaxi
2d 9h$306–378Bus, taxi, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Loretobus
- Take the taxi from Loreto to El Cocataxi
- Take the ferry from El Coca to Nuevo Rocafuerteferry
- Take the carferry from Nuevo Rocafuerte to Iquitoscarferry
3d$900–910Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Coca - Francisco de Orellanabus Manta
- Take the carferry from El Coca to Iquitoscarferry El Coca
3d 16h$926–938Bus, car ferry via Quito
- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Cocabus
- Take the carferry from El Coca to Iquitoscarferry
3d 18h$919–937
Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manta to Iquitos is to bus and ferry and taxi which costs $300 - $380 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Manta to Iquitos is to fly which takes 10h 55m and costs $250 - $850.
The distance between Manta and Iquitos is 892 km.
The best way to get from Manta to Iquitos without a car is to bus and ferry and taxi which takes 2 days 9h and costs $300 - $380.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Manta to Iquitos, including transfers.
There are 201+ hotels available in Iquitos.
What companies run services between Manta, Ecuador and Iquitos, Peru?
LATAM Chile and Copa Airlines fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
- Phone
- +51 988 977 363
- Website
- Transporte Fluvial Romero
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- Transporte Fluvial Romero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $15–180
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