There are 5 ways to get from Quito to Bolivia by car, plane, or bus
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Car, fly to El Alto International Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)UIO - LPB
8h 35m$285–485Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Take the bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
3d 12h$174–700Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
3d 6h$275–351Drive 4,014.5 km
- Drive from Quito to Santa Cruz de la Sierra4,014.5 km
2d 9h$228–329Car, fly to Viru Viru International Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)UIO - VVI
9h 45m$347–677
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Bolivia is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Bolivia is to car and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $280 - $490.
The distance between Quito and Bolivia is 2177 km. The road distance is 4014.5 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Bolivia without a car is to bus via Lima which takes 3 days 6h and costs $270 - $360.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Quito to Bolivia, including transfers.
Bolivia is 1h ahead of Quito. It is currently 12:48 PM in Quito and 1:48 PM in Bolivia.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Bolivia is 4015 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Quito to Bolivia.
There are 737+ hotels available in Bolivia.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa Cruz de la Sierra via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Oltursa Lima Terminal, La Paz, and Santa Cruz in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Lima, El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–420
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–420
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- info@transcopacabanasa.com
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Phone
- +591 7297 1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–32
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $12–16
- Semicama
- $18–23
- Cama
- $28–32
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- flotacosmos1@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- nuevo.continente.srl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- 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
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