There are 9 ways to get from Quito to Palmito by car, plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Los Garzones Airport, taxi
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Los Garzones Airport (MTR)plane UIO - MTR
- Take the taxi from Los Garzones Airport (MTR) to Palmitotaxi
8h 13m$145–485Drive 1,613.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Quito to Palmitocar 1,613.4 km
26h 50m$92–133Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to El Dorado de Cascalesbus
- Drive from El Dorado de Cascales to La Dorada, Putumayocar
- Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Sincelejobus
38h 37m$104–167Bus to Ipiales, fly to Los Garzones Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcánbus
- Fly from Ipiales (IPI) to Los Garzones Airport (MTR)plane IPI - MTR
- Take the taxi from Los Garzones Airport (MTR) to Palmitotaxi
11h$138–604Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Cartagena, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane UIO - CTG
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Tolúbus
11h 4m$210–385Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Corozal
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Corozal (CZU)plane UIO - CZU
7h 38m$177–690Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Sincelejotaxi
39h 50m$424–469Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Coveñasbus
40h 14m$105–183Bus, drive via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Sevillabus
- Drive from Sevilla to La Dorada, Putumayocar
- Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Coveñasbus
41h 2m$108–176
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Los Garzones Airport (MTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Palmito is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 26h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Palmito is to car and fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $170 - $700.
The distance between Quito and Palmito is 1163 km. The road distance is 1613.4 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Palmito without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 39h 50m and costs $420 - $470.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Quito to Palmito, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Palmito is 1613 km. It takes approximately 26h 50m to drive from Quito to Palmito.
There are 128+ hotels available in Palmito.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Palmito, Sucre, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Palmito via Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal del Norte, and Coveñas in around 40h 14m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Guayaquil, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Ipiales to Los Garzones Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ipiales to Los Garzones Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–310
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–310
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cartagena via Guayaquil, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- satena.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Corozal via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Corozal via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to El Dorado de Cascales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Sincelejo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–48
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $27–40
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Tolú
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $15–22
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Coveñas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $28–40
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Sincelejo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Coveñas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +593 6-298-0020
- coop.pullmancarchi@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- https://www.busbud.com/en/bus-company/pullman-carchi
- Phone
- +593 95 885 1254
- microsc71@gmail.com
- Website
- microsancristobal.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Tolú
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.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
- 4h 25m
- Estimated price
- $30–344
Teletaxi SAS
- Phone
- +57 321 782 8082
- Website
- facebook.com
Teletaxi SAS
- Phone
- +57 321 782 8082
- Website
- facebook.com
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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