There are 9 ways to get from Quito to Piura by bus, car, or plane
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to ZapotilloQuito Terminal Quitumbe
- Drive from Zapotillo to Piura
8h 12m$36–51Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to CuencaLoja / ...
- Take the bus from Cuenca to PiuraCuenca
18h 39m$30–64Drive 780.6 km
- Drive from Quito to Piura780.6 km
11h 18m$118–170Car, fly to Piura International Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Piura International Airport (PIU)UIO - PIU
8h 20m$315–675Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to MachalaQuito
- Take the bus from Machala to PiuraGuayaquil-Piura
17h 50m$32–46Car, 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 Piura
10h 40m$180–231Car, fly to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL)UIO - TYL
7h 55m$155–485Car, 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 Machala to Piura
9h 31m$182–345Car, fly to Cuenca, 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 Piura
12h 24m$118–185
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Piura International Airport (PIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Piura is to bus which costs $30 - $50 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Piura is to car and fly which takes 7h 55m and costs $150 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Piura. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Piura via Machala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
The distance between Quito and Piura is 772 km. The road distance is 780.6 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Piura without a car is to bus which takes 17h 50m and costs $30 - $50.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Quito to Piura, including transfers.
Quito to Piura bus services, operated by Panamericana Internacional, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Piura bus services, operated by Panamericana Internacional, arrive at Machala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Piura is 781 km. It takes approximately 11h 18m to drive from Quito to Piura.
There are one+ hotels available in Piura.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Piura, Peru?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Piura via Machala in around 17h 50m.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piura International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
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
- $45–310
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
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- 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 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 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
- Schedules at
- viajerosinternacional.com.ec
- 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
- +593-07 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
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