There are 9 ways to get from Santa Maria to Quito by plane, car, taxi, 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.
Fly from Santa Maria, car
best- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane RIA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
24h 22m$426–1,638Bus, bus to Salgado Filho International Airport, fly, car
cheapest- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Santa Cruz do Sulbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegrebus
- Take the bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218bus
- Fly from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane POA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
19h 52m$303–867Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabrieltaxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabriel to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
4d 8h$602–850Drive 5,697.7 km
- Drive from Santa Maria to Quitocar 5,697.7 km
3d 5h$575–830Bus to Passo Fundo, fly, car
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundobus
- Fly from Passo Fundo (PFB) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane PFB - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
23h 30m$418–1,173Bus, bus to Caxias Do Sul Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgobus
- Take the bus from Novo Hamburgo to Caxias do Sulbus
- Fly from Caxias Do Sul Airport (CXJ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CXJ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
22h 37m$445–1,283Bus to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelobus
- Fly from Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane GEL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
21h 51m$605–1,767Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária De Bagébus
- Take the bus from Bagé to Santana do Livramentobus
- Take the bus from Rivera to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
4d 15h$508–625Bus via Santiago de Surco
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelobus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grandebus
- Take the bus from Campo Grande to Lima - Atocongobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
6d 19h$457–982
Santa Maria (RIA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Quito is to bus via Santiago de Surco which costs $450 - $1,000 and takes 6 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Quito is to bus and fly and car which takes 19h 52m and costs $300 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria to Quito. However, there are services departing from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Bagé, Rivera and Terminal de Omnibus Retiro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 15h.
The distance between Santa Maria and Quito is 4254 km. The road distance is 5697.7 km.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Quito without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 4 days 8h and costs $600 - $850.
It takes approximately 24h 22m to get from Santa Maria to Quito, including transfers.
Santa Maria to Quito bus services, operated by Viação Ouro e Prata, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria station.
Santa Maria to Quito bus services, operated by Viação Ouro e Prata, arrive at Rodoviária De Bagé station.
Quito is 2h behind Santa Maria. It is currently 8:39 AM in Santa Maria and 6:39 AM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to Quito is 5698 km. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from Santa Maria to Quito.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Bagé, Santana do Livramento, Rivera, and Terminal de Omnibus Retiro in around 4d 15h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabriel to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–480
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +55 54 3329.0100
- contato@helios.tur.br
- Website
- helios.tur.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–37
- Schedules at
- helios.tur.br
- Book at
- helios.tur.br
- Phone
- 0800 940 5515
- atendimento@santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Santa Cruz do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- eptc.com.br
Bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- linhas.eptc.com.br
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- sac-ouvidoria@viacaonordeste.com.br
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Novo Hamburgo to Caxias do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
- Phone
- 08005 518666
- sac@ouroeprata.com
- Website
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária De Bagé
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Bagé to Santana do Livramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- onibus.saojoaotransportes.com.br
- Book at
- saojoao.passagensweb.com.br
- Phone
- +598 4362 2566
- info@nossar.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rivera to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EmpresaNossar
- Cama
- $85–90
- Semicama
- $70–85
- Phone
- +55 (68) 3221-1660
- Website
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Campo Grande to Lima - Atocongo
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- $100–120
Ponto de Taxi Central
- Phone
- +55 55 3223-1835
- Website
- guiamais.com.br
Coopaver
- Phone
- +55 55 3302-4500
- Website
- planetabrasileiro.com
ATASM - Associação dos Condutores de Táxi de Santa Maria
- Phone
- +55 55 3307-1200
- Website
- facebook.com
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