There are 5 ways to get from Quito to Talca by car, plane, train, or bus
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Car, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, train
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)UIO - SCL
- Take the train from Estacion Central Alameda to Talca
13h 40m$215–437Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
3d 21h$162–310Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
3d 9h$329–475Drive 5,236.3 km
- Drive from Quito to Talca5,236.3 km
2d 19h$646–933Car, fly to Carriel Sur International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP)UIO - CCP
- Take the bus from Concepción to Terminal María Teresa
- Take the bus from Terminal María Teresa to Termina de Buses - Turbus
16h 20m$203–663
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Talca is to bus via Lima which costs $160 - $310 and takes 3 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Talca is to car and fly and train which takes 13h 40m and costs $210 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Talca. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli via Terminal San Borja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 9h.
The distance between Quito and Talca is 4092 km. The road distance is 5236.3 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Talca without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 9h and costs $320 - $480.
It takes approximately 13h 40m to get from Quito to Talca, including transfers.
Quito to Talca bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Talca bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
Talca is 2h ahead of Quito. It is currently 6:57 PM in Quito and 8:57 PM in Talca.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Talca is 5236 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Quito to Talca.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Talca, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli via Terminal San Borja in around 3d 9h.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–470
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–470
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–470
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–470
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carriel Sur International Airport via Lima, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carriel Sur International Airport via Bogota, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carriel Sur International Airport via Guayaquil, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carriel Sur International Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–360
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Carriel Sur International Airport via Lima, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- contacto@trencentral.cl
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Estacion Central Alameda to Talca
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +56 71 221 1010
- contacto@tpl.cl
- Website
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
Bus from Concepción to Terminal María Teresa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
- Phone
- +56 73 263 3670
- contacto@linatal.cl
- Website
- linatal.cl
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- linatal.cl
- Cama
- $11–14
- Semi Cama
- $8–10
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal María Teresa to Termina de Buses - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–75
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $10–14
- Cama
- $8–21
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +56 71 243 9390
- contacto@busesaltascumbres.cl
- Website
- busesaltascumbres.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- busesaltascumbres.cl
- pullmansetter@gmail.com
- Website
- busessetter.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- busessetter.cl
- Phone
- +56 2 776-2426
- contacto_web@pdelsur.cl
- Website
- pdelsur.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- pdelsur.cl
- Cama
- $9–13
- Semi Cama
- $9–13
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $23–35
- Phone
- +56 22 748 6521
- contacto@tepualvip.cl
- Website
- tepualvip.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses Lorenzo Varoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Schedules at
- tepualvip.cl
- 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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