There are 7 ways to get from Quito to Colonche by bus, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa ElenaEsmeraldas / ...
7h 56m$55–77Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de GuayaquilGuayaquil / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to MontañitaGuayaquil
12h 19m$23–42Drive 455.8 km
- Drive from Quito to Colonche455.8 km
8h 32m$26–38Car, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)UIO - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Colonche
5h 13m$220–335Bus via Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to GuayaquilEsmeraldas / ...
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to MontañitaMontañita
9h 15m$49–68Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de AmbatoQuito / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to MontañitaMontañita
14h 7m$27–45Car, fly to Eloy Alfaro International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)UIO - MEC
- Take the bus from Manta to Santa Elena
8h 11m$109–186
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Colonche is to bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE) which costs $23 - $45 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Colonche is to car and fly and taxi which takes 5h 13m and costs $220 - $340.
The distance between Quito and Colonche is 552 km. The road distance is 455.8 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Colonche without a car is to bus which takes 7h 56m and costs $55 - $80.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Quito to Colonche, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Colonche is 456 km. It takes approximately 8h 32m to drive from Quito to Colonche.
There are 195+ hotels available in Colonche.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Colonche, Ecuador?
Trans Esmeraldas S.A. operates a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa Elena twice daily. Tickets cost $15–21 and the journey takes 7h 15m. BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo also services this route once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–150
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa Elena
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa Elena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Montañita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Montañita
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 2130175
- clp_1976@hotmail.com
- Website
- clp.com.ec
Bus from Guayaquil to Montañita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Montañita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 2-300-7007
- expressatenas@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Transportes-Express-Atenas-100064103738896/
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Santa Elena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
- 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
- 3h
- Estimated price
- $130–160
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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