There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Macas by bus, car, or plane
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Bus via Puyo
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to PuyoQuito Terminal Quitumbe / ...
- Take the bus from Puyo to MacasPuyo
5h 2m$16–29Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Baños de Agua SantaQuito
- Take the bus from Baños to MacasBaños
7h 21m$11–28Drive 343 km
- Drive from Quito to Macas343 km
5h 8m$20–29Car, fly, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Macas
5h 25m$106–148Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to San Miguel de SalcedoQuito Terminal Quitumbe-San Miguel de Salcedo
- Take the bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to MacasQuito
7h 8m$18–27Bus #3
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to MacasQuito Terminal Quitumbe / ...
8h 40m$14–26
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Macas is to bus which costs $10 - $28 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Macas is to bus via Puyo which takes 5h 2m and costs $15 - $29.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Macas. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Quito and Macas is 347 km. The road distance is 343 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Macas without a car is to bus via Puyo which takes 5h 2m and costs $15 - $29.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Quito to Macas, including transfers.
Quito to Macas bus services, operated by Touris San Francisco, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Macas bus services, operated by Touris San Francisco, arrive at Puyo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Macas is 343 km. It takes approximately 5h 8m to drive from Quito to Macas.
There are 33+ hotels available in Macas.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Macas, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Macas via Puyo and Puyo in around 5h 2m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from Baños to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from Puyo to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Puyo to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to San Miguel de Salcedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Puyo to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Cuenca to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 072702342
- ventas@coopmacas.com
- Website
- coopmacas.com
Bus from Cuenca to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 272 9346
- cooperativatrasportesprimavera@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to San Miguel de Salcedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 877 5117
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to San Miguel de Salcedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069932811086
Bus from Baños to Macas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.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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