There are 8 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 42m$325–1,237Bus
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 Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
5d 10h$186–646Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Santa Maria to Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabrieltaxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviária de São Gabriel to Santiago Terminal Sulbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
5d 5h$385–573Drive 5,696.7 km
- Drive from Santa Maria to Quitocar 5,696.7 km
3d 5h$575–830Bus to Passo Fundo, fly, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Santa Maria - RS 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
24h 36m$373–1,406Bus 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
22h 1m$487–1,562Bus, bus to Salgado Filho International Airport, fly, car
- 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
18h 40m$238–834Bus via Campo Grande
- 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 Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
6d 17h$464–674
Santa Maria (RIA) 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 40m and costs $230 - $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 4254 km. The road distance is 5696.7 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 42m 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 9:03 AM in Santa Maria and 7:03 AM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to Quito is 5697 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 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Maria to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Salgado Filho International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Salgado Filho International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Passo Fundo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Sepé Tiaraju Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- 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
- +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
- $29–75
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
- 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
- $13–27
- 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
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Semi-Direto
- $85–130
- 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
- $9–27
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $9–14
- Executivo
- $12–16
- Semi-Leito
- $22–27
Bus from Santa Cruz do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Convencional
- $10–15
- Executivo
- $13–17
- Semi-Leito
- $23–29
- 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
- +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
- $45–141
- 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
- $242
- 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
- $95–120
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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