There are 4 ways to get from Quito to Arusha by car, plane, taxi, shuttle, 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.
Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane UIO - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
27h 14m$492–1,546Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Arusha
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Arusha (ARK)plane UIO - ARK
32h 56m$518–1,930Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Nairobi, shuttle
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Nairobi (NBO)plane UIO - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
33h 9m$548–1,175Bus, shuttle to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Puerto Lópezbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto López to Guayaquil Airport
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane GYE - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
46h 16m$883–1,895
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Arusha is to car and fly and shuttle which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 33h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Arusha is to car and fly and taxi which takes 27h 14m and costs $490 - $1,600.
The distance between Quito and Arusha is 12919 km.
It takes approximately 27h 14m to get from Quito to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 8h ahead of Quito. It is currently 3:39 PM in Quito and 11:39 PM in Arusha.
There are 573+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Arusha, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Quito to Arusha. However, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Arusha. Alternatively, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Arusha (ARK), then take the taxi to Arusha.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Bogota, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Lima, Sao Paulo, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Bogota, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi via Bogota, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Bogota, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi via Bogota, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Panama City, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Arusha via Madrid, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Arusha via Madrid, Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi via Madrid, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi via Madrid, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi via Punta Cana, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Guayaquil to Puerto López
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/61561668335355/mentions/?_rdr
- Phone
- +593 99 546 4860
- palosanto22@gmail.com
- Website
- whalewatchingecuador.com
Shuttle from Puerto López to Guayaquil Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $147
- Website
- https://whalewatchingecuador.com/es/actividades
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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