There are 5 ways to get from Manta to Quito by plane, car, or bus
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Fly, car
best- Fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)MEC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
1h 47m$96–158Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeManta
6h 41m$10–21Drive 371.6 km
- Drive from Manta to Quito371.6 km
5h 46m$22–31Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Santo Domingo de los TsachilasManta
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to QuitoHuaquillas
7h 11m$18–27Bus via Calceta
- Take the bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to CalcetaQuevedo / ...
- Take the bus from Calceta to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeManta
7h 37m$14–20
Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manta to Quito is to bus which costs $10 - $21 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Manta to Quito is to fly and car which takes 1h 47m and costs $95 - $160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Manta and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 41m.
The distance between Manta and Quito is 320 km. The road distance is 371.6 km.
The best way to get from Manta to Quito without a car is to bus which takes 6h 41m and costs $10 - $21.
It takes approximately 1h 47m to get from Manta to Quito, including transfers.
Manta to Quito bus services, operated by Reina del Camino, depart from Manta station.
Manta to Quito bus services, operated by Reina del Camino, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manta to Quito is 372 km. It takes approximately 5h 46m to drive from Manta to Quito.
There are 825+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Manta, Ecuador and Quito, Ecuador?
Reina del Camino operates a bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe every 4 hours. Tickets cost $11–16 and the journey takes 6h 41m. Six other operators also service this route.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Book at
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Calceta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Book at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Phone
- +593 99 065 0473
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 95 889 4181
- coopcoactur@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 05 293 2988
- sugerencias@realestamarindos.ec
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Calceta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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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