There are 7 ways to get from Quito to Iquique by car, plane, or bus
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Car, fly to Diego Aracena International Airport, bus
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)plane UIO - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquiquebus
15h 16m$403–1,337Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquiquebus
2d 12h$167–283Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Iquiquebus
2d 5hDrive 3,274.9 km
- Drive from Quito to Iquiquecar 3,274.9 km
45h$404–584Car, fly to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ)plane UIO - TCQ
- Take the bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Iquiquebus
16h 20mCar, fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane UIO - ANF
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Esmeralda - Turbusbus
15h 46m$240–724Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Rodovario de Iquiquebus
3d 12h$202–748
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Iquique is to bus which costs $160 - $290 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Iquique is to car and fly and bus which takes 15h 16m and costs $400 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Iquique. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Iquique via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Internacional. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Quito and Iquique is 2633 km. The road distance is 3274.9 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Iquique without a car is to bus via Arequipa which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Quito to Iquique, including transfers.
Quito to Iquique bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Iquique bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Iquique is 2h ahead of Quito. It is currently 7:11 PM in Quito and 9:11 PM in Iquique.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Iquique is 3275 km. It takes approximately 45h to drive from Quito to Iquique.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Iquique, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Iquique via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Arequipa, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, and Terminal Internacional in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6
- paraisodelnortepica@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $4–5
- Phone
- +56 57 274 1309
- contacto@santaangela.cl
- Website
- santaangela.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- santaangela.cl
- 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
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- informes@transportesmoquegua.com.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51904244509
- atencionalcliente@aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- buslitoral@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from La Paz to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Terminal Esmeralda - Turbus
- Semi Cama
- $15–22
- Cama
- $21–30
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $25–35
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–40
- Cama
- $30–45
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- ayuda@kupos.cl
- Website
- busestarapaca.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- busestarapaca.cl
- Salon Cama
- $15–21
- Premium
- $16–23
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $11–15
- Cama
- $15–22
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- consultas@ramoscholele.cl
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–48
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $9–13
- Salón cama
- $44–48
- 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
- +56 6063 9308
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 72492788
- central@trans-salvador.com
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from La Paz to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://trans-salvador.com/inicioEn.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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