There are 5 ways to get from Quito to Shell by bus or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to PuyoQuito Terminal Quitumbe / ...
3h 22m$20–29Bus via Ambato
cheapest- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de AmbatoIbarra / ...
- Take the bus from Ambato to ShellAmbato
5h 51m$11–18Drive 218.6 km
- Drive from Quito to Shell218.6 km
3h 42m$13–18Bus via Baños de Agua Santa
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Baños de Agua SantaQuito
- Take the bus from Baños de Agua Santa to ShellAmbato
5h 47m$14–26Bus via Puyo
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to PuyoQuito
7h 27m$15–28
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Shell is to bus via Ambato which costs $10 - $19 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Shell is to bus which takes 3h 22m and costs $19 - $29.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Shell. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Shell via Puyo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 22m.
The distance between Quito and Shell is 227 km. The road distance is 218.6 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Shell without a car is to bus which takes 3h 22m and costs $19 - $29.
It takes approximately 3h 22m to get from Quito to Shell, including transfers.
Quito to Shell bus services, operated by Touris San Francisco, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Shell bus services, operated by Touris San Francisco, arrive at Puyo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Shell is 219 km. It takes approximately 3h 42m to drive from Quito to Shell.
There are 67+ hotels available in Shell.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Shell, Ecuador?
Touris San Francisco operates a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo twice daily. Tickets cost $11–17 and the journey takes 2h 10m.
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Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Shell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Ambato to Shell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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