There are 7 ways to get from Quito to Saracay 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 to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
best- 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 Santa Rosa to Saracay
3h 17m$166–334Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to SaracayQuito
11h 44m$15–22Bus via Zaruma
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to ZarumaQuito Terminal Quitumbe / ...
- Take the bus from Zaruma to SaracayZaruma
11h 14m$16–25Drive 521.5 km
- Drive from Quito to Saracay521.5 km
7h 44m$30–43Car, 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 Saracay
5h 30m$163–337Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Santa RosaQuito Terminal Quitumbe / ...
12h 31m$15–28Bus via Loja
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to LojaQuito / ...
- Take the bus from Loja to SaracayEl Pangui / ...
15h 50m$21–42
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Saracay is to bus via Zaruma which costs $16 - $26 and takes 11h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Saracay is to car and fly and bus which takes 3h 17m and costs $160 - $340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Saracay. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 44m.
The distance between Quito and Saracay is 491 km. The road distance is 521.5 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Saracay without a car is to bus via Zaruma which takes 11h 14m and costs $16 - $26.
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from Quito to Saracay, including transfers.
Quito to Saracay bus services, operated by Transportes TAC, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Saracay bus services, operated by Transportes TAC, arrive at Zaruma station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Saracay is 521 km. It takes approximately 7h 44m to drive from Quito to Saracay.
There are 72+ hotels available in Saracay.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Saracay, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Saracay via Zaruma in around 11h 14m.
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
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- 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
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Phone
- +593 93 999 0918
- info@cooppinas.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Saracay
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $2–4
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Zaruma
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $15–22
Bus from Zaruma to Saracay
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $2–4
- Phone
- +593 0996375105
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Saracay
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
Bus from Loja to Saracay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- + (593) 072949222
- info@cooperativatac.com
- Website
- cooperativatac.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Zaruma
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- cooperativatac.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Catamayo to Saracay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Saracay
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
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
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
- 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
- +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 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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