There are 9 ways to get from Quito to Ecuador by car, plane, or bus
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Car, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane UIO - GYE
2h 23m$95–178Bus via Quito Terminal Carcelén
cheapest- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquilbus Esmeraldas / ...
6h 49m$13–21Drive 374.2 km
- Drive from Quito to Guayaquilcar 374.2 km
6h 15m$22–31Car, fly to Cuenca
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
2h 29m$85–195Car, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane UIO - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Machalabus
3h 6m$166–194Car, fly to Loja
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)plane UIO - LOH
3h 55m$151–184Car, fly to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane UIO - MEC
3h 45m$91–168Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guayaquilbus Quito
9h 10m$13–26Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Duránbus Quito Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Durán to Guayaquilbus Lago Agrio
14h 9m$20–25
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Ecuador is to bus which costs $13 - $26 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Ecuador is to car and fly which takes 2h 23m and costs $95 - $180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Guayaquil. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 10m.
The distance between Quito and Ecuador is 331 km. The road distance is 374.2 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Ecuador without a car is to bus via Quito Terminal Carcelén which takes 6h 49m and costs $13 - $22.
It takes approximately 2h 23m to get from Quito to Ecuador, including transfers.
Quito to Ecuador bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., depart from Quito Terminal Carcelén station.
Quito to Ecuador bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., arrive at Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Ecuador is 374 km. It takes approximately 6h 15m to drive from Quito to Ecuador.
There are 254+ hotels available in Ecuador.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Ecuador?
Trans Esmeraldas S.A. operates a bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquil twice daily. Tickets cost $13–21 and the journey takes 5h 34m.
- 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
- $65–130
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–130
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- 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
- $30–230
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–140
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–210
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +593 93 999 0918
- info@cooppinas.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $2–4
- Phone
- +593 96 005 9074
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Durán
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- transportesecuador.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Durán to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- 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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