There are 7 ways to get from Quito to Macará Canton by bus, taxi, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to ZapotilloQuito Terminal Quitumbe
- Take the taxi from Zapotillo to Macará Canton
7h 22m$47–63Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to MacaráQuito
14h$18–26Drive 683.2 km
- Drive from Quito to Macará Canton683.2 km
10h$39–56Car, fly to Loja, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)UIO - LOH
- Take the bus from Catamayo to Macará
6h 23m$177–226Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Loja
- Take the bus from Loja to Macará
15h 9m$26–42Bus via Loja
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to LojaQuito / ...
- Take the bus from Loja to MacaráLoja
16h 13m$25–42Car, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)UIO - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Catacocha
- Take the bus from Catacocha to Macará
7h 44m$181–344
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Macará Canton is to bus which costs $18 - $26 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Macará Canton is to car and fly and bus which takes 6h 23m and costs $170 - $230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Macará. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h.
The distance between Quito and Macará Canton is 704 km. The road distance is 683.2 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Macará Canton without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 7h 22m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Quito to Macará Canton, including transfers.
Quito to Macará Canton bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Macará Canton bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, arrive at Macará station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Macará Canton is 683 km. It takes approximately 10h to drive from Quito to Macará Canton.
There are three+ hotels available in Macará Canton.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Macará Canton, Ecuador?
Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional operates a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Macará once daily. Tickets cost $18–26 and the journey takes 14h.
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Zapotillo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Catamayo to Macará
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Macará
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loja to Macará
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Catacocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Catacocha to Macará
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 3-296-1583
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 96 890 4208
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- unioncariamanga.ec
Bus from Loja to Macará
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Book at
- unioncariamanga.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Book at
- unioncariamanga.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
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
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