There are 3 ways to get from Quito to Darwin by car, plane, or bus
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Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)UIO - DRW
31h 46m$1,066–3,577Bus to Coca, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Fly from Coca (OCC) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)OCC - DRW
42h 18m$1,846–5,565Bus, bus to Cuenca, fly
- Take the bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)CUE - DRW
43h 16m$1,247–3,578
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Darwin is to car and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,600 and takes 31h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Darwin is to car and fly which takes 31h 46m and costs $1,000 - $3,600.
The distance between Quito and Darwin is 16553 km.
It takes approximately 31h 46m to get from Quito to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 14h 30m ahead of Quito. It is currently 6:19 AM in Quito and 8:49 PM in Darwin.
There are 465+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Darwin, NT, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Quito to Darwin. However, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Darwin International Airport (DRW), then take the taxi to Darwin. Alternatively, you can take the bus to El Coca, walk to Coca (OCC) airport, fly to Darwin International Airport (DRW), then take the taxi to Darwin.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Lima, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Coca to Darwin International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Coca to Darwin International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Cuenca to Darwin International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Cuenca to Darwin International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Cuenca to Darwin International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Lima, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Coca to Darwin International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Cuenca to Darwin International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Cuenca to Darwin International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Coca to Darwin International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Cuenca to Darwin International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 99 564 9031
- coop22dj123@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transportes22dejulio
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.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
- $38
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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