There are 10 ways to get from Quito to Paita 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 Zapotillobus
- Take the taxi from Zapotillo to Macarátaxi
- Take the bus from Macará to Piurabus
- Take the taxi from Piura to Paitataxi
12h 38m$85–120Bus, taxi #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lojabus
- Take the bus from Loja to Piurabus
- Take the taxi from Piura to Paitataxi
21h 13m$57–84Drive 803 km
- Drive from Quito to Paitacar 803 km
11h 47m$121–175Car, fly to Piura International Airport, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Piura International Airport (PIU)plane UIO - PIU
- Take the taxi from Piura International Airport (PIU) to Paitataxi
8h 25m$215–715Bus, taxi via Machala
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Piurabus
- Take the taxi from Piura to Paitataxi
18h 33m$62–86Bus, taxi via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal de Piurabus
- Take the taxi from Terminal de Piura to Paitataxi
19h 20m$77–102Car, fly to Loja, bus, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)plane UIO - LOH
- Take the bus from Catamayo to Piurabus
- Take the taxi from Piura to Paitataxi
11h 24m$230–401Car, fly to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL)plane UIO - TYL
- Take the taxi from Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) to Paitataxi
10h 29m$175–500Car, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus, taxi
- 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 Machala to Piurabus
- Take the taxi from Piura to Paitataxi
10h 14m$222–525Car, fly to Cuenca, bus, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Piurabus
- Take the taxi from Piura to Paitataxi
13h 7m$128–255
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Piura International Airport (PIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Paita is to bus and taxi via Machala which costs $60 - $90 and takes 18h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Paita is to car and fly and taxi which takes 8h 25m and costs $210 - $750.
The distance between Quito and Paita is 904 km. The road distance is 803 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Paita without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 12h 38m and costs $85 - $120.
It takes approximately 12h 38m to get from Quito to Paita, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Paita is 803 km. It takes approximately 11h 47m to drive from Quito to Paita.
There are 16+ hotels available in Paita.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Paita, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Quito to Paita. However, you can take the bus to Zapotillo, take the taxi to Macará, take the bus to Piura, then take the taxi to Paita. Alternatively, you can drive from Quito to Paita in around 11h 47m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piura International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- 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 Macará to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- 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 Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Catamayo to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +593 95 874 8163
- info@cifainternacional.com
- Website
- cifainternacional.com
Bus from Machala to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- cifainternacional.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal de Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +593 96 890 4208
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- 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
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.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
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $30–65
Taxi Privado Piura
- Phone
- +51 960 879 312
- Website
- taxiprivadopiura.com
Piura Taxi
- Phone
- +51 969 871 125
- Website
- piurataxi.com
Euro Taxi Piura
- Phone
- +51 943 180 216
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Privado Piura
- Phone
- +51 960 879 312
- Website
- taxiprivadopiura.com
Piura Taxi
- Phone
- +51 969 871 125
- Website
- piurataxi.com
Euro Taxi Piura
- Phone
- +51 943 180 216
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Privado Piura
- Phone
- +51 960 879 312
- Website
- taxiprivadopiura.com
Piura Taxi
- Phone
- +51 969 871 125
- Website
- piurataxi.com
Euro Taxi Piura
- Phone
- +51 943 180 216
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Privado Piura
- Phone
- +51 960 879 312
- Website
- taxiprivadopiura.com
Piura Taxi
- Phone
- +51 969 871 125
- Website
- piurataxi.com
Euro Taxi Piura
- Phone
- +51 943 180 216
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Privado Piura
- Phone
- +51 960 879 312
- Website
- taxiprivadopiura.com
Piura Taxi
- Phone
- +51 969 871 125
- Website
- piurataxi.com
Euro Taxi Piura
- Phone
- +51 943 180 216
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Privado Piura
- Phone
- +51 960 879 312
- Website
- taxiprivadopiura.com
Piura Taxi
- Phone
- +51 969 871 125
- Website
- piurataxi.com
Euro Taxi Piura
- Phone
- +51 943 180 216
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Talara VIP
- Phone
- +51 917 449 348
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Service Talara
- Phone
- +51 926875676
- Website
- taxiservicetalara.com
Talara Express
- Phone
- (+51) 956 396 843
- Website
- taxitalaraexpress.com.pe
Taxi Privado Piura
- Phone
- +51 960 879 312
- Website
- taxiprivadopiura.com
Piura Taxi
- Phone
- +51 969 871 125
- Website
- piurataxi.com
Euro Taxi Piura
- Phone
- +51 943 180 216
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Privado Piura
- Phone
- +51 960 879 312
- Website
- taxiprivadopiura.com
Piura Taxi
- Phone
- +51 969 871 125
- Website
- piurataxi.com
Euro Taxi Piura
- Phone
- +51 943 180 216
- Website
- facebook.com
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