There are 5 ways to get from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, drive
best- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)UIO - ETR
- Drive from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Tumbes
3h 32m$132–297Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Terminal Terrestre de GuayaquilQuito Terminal Carcelén
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to TumbesLima / ...
12h 15m$25–29Bus via Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to GuayaquilEsmeraldas / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to TumbesLima / ...
10h$37–51Drive 575.6 km
- Drive from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes575.6 km
8h 29m$87–125Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tumbes
13h 4m$32–49
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes is to bus which costs $25 - $29 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes is to fly and drive which takes 3h 32m and costs $130 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes. However, there are services departing from Quito Terminal Carcelén and arriving at Tumbes via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 15m.
The distance between Quito Terminal Carcelén and Tumbes is 507 km. The road distance is 575.6 km.
The best way to get from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes without a car is to bus via Guayaquil which takes 10h and costs $35 - $55.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes, including transfers.
Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes bus services, operated by Flota Imbabura, depart from Quito Terminal Carcelén station.
Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes bus services, operated by Flota Imbabura, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes is 576 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes.
There are 29+ hotels available in Tumbes.
What companies run services between Quito Terminal Carcelén, Ecuador and Tumbes, Peru?
You can take a bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tumbes via Guayaquil and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 10h.
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- 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 Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 99 775 4391
- gerenciakennedy@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Book at
- andestransit.com
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