There are 4 ways to get from Quito to Santa Rosa by car, plane, 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, fly
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)UIO - ETR
2h 14m$166–331Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa RosaQuito Terminal Quitumbe / ...
11h 28m$14–26Bus via Machala
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to MachalaQuito
11h$17–34Drive 491.8 km
- Drive from Quito to Santa Rosa491.8 km
7h 18m$28–41
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Santa Rosa is to bus which costs $14 - $26 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Santa Rosa is to car and fly which takes 2h 14m and costs $160 - $340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Santa Rosa. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 28m.
The distance between Quito and Santa Rosa is 460 km. The road distance is 491.8 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus via Machala which takes 11h and costs $17 - $35.
It takes approximately 2h 14m to get from Quito to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Quito to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Machala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Santa Rosa is 492 km. It takes approximately 7h 18m to drive from Quito to Santa Rosa.
There are 72+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador?
Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA operates a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala 3 times a day. Tickets cost $16–25 and the journey takes 9h 29m.
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.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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