There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Valdivia 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 Pichoy Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL)plane UIO - ZAL
13h 29m$375–1,125Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Valdiviabus
4d 7h$176–348Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Valdiviabus
3d 8h$356–550Drive 5,820.4 km
- Drive from Quito to Valdiviacar 5,820.4 km
3d 1h$718–1,037Car, fly to Osorno, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Osorno (ZOS)plane UIO - ZOS
- Take the bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdiviabus
15h 52m$359–1,114Car, fly to La Araucanía International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO)plane UIO - ZCO
- Take the bus from Cruce Freire to Terminal de Buses de Loncochebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Loncoche to Terminal Valdiviabus
17h 10m$253–694
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Valdivia is to bus via Lima which costs $170 - $350 and takes 4 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Valdivia is to car and fly which takes 13h 29m and costs $370 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Valdivia. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Terminal Valdivia via Terminal San Borja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Quito and Valdivia is 4496 km. The road distance is 5820.4 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Valdivia without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 8h and costs $350 - $550.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Quito to Valdivia, including transfers.
Quito to Valdivia bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Valdivia bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Terminal San Borja station.
Valdivia is 1h ahead of Quito. It is currently 12:13 PM in Quito and 1:13 PM in Valdivia.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Valdivia is 5820 km. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from Quito to Valdivia.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Valdivia, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Valdivia via Terminal San Borja in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Osorno via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Osorno via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Osorno via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Osorno via Panama City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Araucanía International Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $45–65
- Semi bed
- $35–55
- Phone
- +56 9 9550 1595
- Busescaulle@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 8415 2373
- atencion.clientesjac@jac.cl
- Website
- jac.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- jac.cl
- Semi Cama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $6–9
Bus from Cruce Freire to Terminal de Buses de Loncoche
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- jac.cl
- Semi Cama
- $4–6
- Cama
- $4–6
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Loncoche to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- jac.cl
- Semi Cama
- $5–7
- Cama
- $5–8
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Semi Cama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $9–13
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Alameda - Turbus to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–80
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $24–35
- Cama
- $35–50
- Premium
- $65–80
- Phone
- +56 63 221 8609
- busespirehueico@gmail.com
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Road
- $4–6
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Loncoche to Terminal Valdivia
- Road
- $3–5
- Phone
- +56 45 265 7877
- atencionclientesbiobio@busesbiobio.cl
- Website
- busesbiobio.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Loncoche to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- busesbiobio.cl
- Phone
- +56 4 5240 7718
- contacto@igillaima.cl
- Website
- igillaima.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Loncoche to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- igillaima.cl
- Book at
- igillaima.cl
- galiciabuses@gmail.com
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Loncoche to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- 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
- +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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