There are 9 ways to get from Santa Maria to Quito by bus, plane, car, or taxi
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Bus to Passo Fundo, fly, car
best- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo
- Fly from Passo Fundo (PFB) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)PFB - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
24h 40m$382–1,303Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Santa Cruz do Sul
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
5d 10h$184–622Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabriel
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabriel to Santiago Terminal Sul
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Prado
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
5d 5h$383–570Drive 5,694.9 km
- Drive from Santa Maria to Quito5,694.9 km
3d 5h$574–830Fly from Santa Maria, car
- Fly from Santa Maria (RIA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)RIA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
23h 4m$335–1,237Bus to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo
- Fly from Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)GEL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
22h 1m$487–1,461Bus, bus to Salgado Filho International Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Santa Cruz do Sul
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Take the bus from Dois Trevo Carrion Junior Estação Aeroporto/Trensurb to Realengo 218
- Fly from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)POA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
18h 39m$246–820Bus, bus to Caxias Do Sul Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo
- Take the bus from Novo Hamburgo to Caxias do Sul
- Fly from Caxias Do Sul Airport (CXJ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)CXJ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
23h 32m$403–1,270Bus via Campo Grande
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grande
- Take the bus from Campo Grande to Lima - Atocongo
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
6d 17h$473–677
Passo Fundo (PFB) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Quito is to taxi and bus which costs $380 - $600 and takes 5 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Quito is to bus and fly and car which takes 18h 39m and costs $240 - $850.
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 Santa Cruz do Sul, Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre, Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 and Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 10h.
The distance between Santa Maria and Quito is 4503 km. The road distance is 5694.9 km.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Quito without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 5 days 5h and costs $380 - $600.
It takes approximately 24h 40m to get from Santa Maria to Quito, including transfers.
Santa Maria to Quito bus services, operated by Viação União Santa Cruz, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria station.
Santa Maria to Quito bus services, operated by Viação União Santa Cruz, arrive at Santa Cruz do Sul station.
Quito is 2h behind Santa Maria. It is currently 9:59 AM in Santa Maria and 7:59 AM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to Quito is 5695 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 Santa Cruz do Sul, Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre, Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1, and Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte in around 5d 10h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Santa Maria to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Caxias Do Sul Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Phone
- +55 55 4020-7488
- sac@planalto.com.br
- Website
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS to Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- meajuda@jblinternacional.com
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabriel to Santiago Terminal Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
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
- 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
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Semi-Direto
- $13–20
Bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.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 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $8–13
- Executivo
- $11–14
- Semi-Leito
- $18–21
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $9–14
- Executivo
- $11–15
- Semi-Leito
- $19–22
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–31
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $15–23
- Executivo
- $19–24
- Semi-Leito
- $28–31
- 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
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
- Phone
- +54 295 4 830086
- comercial@grupoher.com.ar
- Website
- dumascat.com.ar
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- dumascat.com.ar
- Book at
- dumascat.com.ar
- Cama
- $45–60
- Suite
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 305 677 0535
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–220
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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
- $236
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
- 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
- $90–110
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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