There are 5 ways to get from Quito to Same by bus, taxi, or car
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Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Alluriquín
- Take the bus from La Union de Toachi to Quininde
- Take the taxi from Quininde to Same
5h 29m$85–117Bus via Quito
cheapest- Take the bus from Quito to AtacamesQuito
7h 15m$16–30Drive 328.8 km
- Drive from Quito to Same328.8 km
4h 41m$19–27Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to AtacamesAtacames / ...
6h 15m$18–27Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
- Take the bus from Esmeraldas to Tonchigüe
6h 32m$20–33
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Same is to bus via Quito which costs $16 - $30 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Same is to drive which takes 4h 41m and costs $18 - $27.
The distance between Quito and Same is 371 km. The road distance is 328.8 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Same without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 5h 29m and costs $80 - $120.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Quito to Same, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Same is 329 km. It takes approximately 4h 41m to drive from Quito to Same.
There are 190+ hotels available in Same.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Same, Ecuador?
Trans Esmeraldas S.A. operates a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames every 4 hours. Tickets cost $12–16 and the journey takes 6h. Two other operators also service this route.
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- Phone
- +593 2-238-9652
- cooptransaloag1977@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Alluriquín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/coop.transp.aloag
Bus from La Union de Toachi to Quininde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/coop.transp.aloag
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
Bus from Quito to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 96 075 2419
- diegogalarza32@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Esmeraldas to Tonchigüe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Book at
- andestransit.com
Bus from Esmeraldas to Tonchigüe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/Cooperativa-DEL-Pacifico-488193928341099/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
Taxis Los Jardines
- Phone
- +593 62 736 353
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa de Transporte en Taxis Nuevo Quininde
- Phone
- +593 99 707 3317
- Website
- facebook.com
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