There are 2 ways to get from Santander to Quito by plane, car, 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 Santander Airport, car
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SDR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
14h 40m$438–1,548Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, car
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane BIO - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
18h 51m$326–996
Santander Airport (SDR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Quito is to bus and fly and car which costs $320 - $1,000 and takes 18h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Quito is to fly and car which takes 14h 40m and costs $430 - $1,600.
The distance between Santander and Quito is 8816 km.
It takes approximately 14h 40m to get from Santander to Quito, including transfers.
Quito is 7h behind Santander. It is currently 10:08 AM in Santander and 3:08 AM in Quito.
There are 849+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Quito, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Santander to Quito. However, you can fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, then drive to Quito. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Bilbao Intermodal, take the bus to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, walk to Bilbao Airport (BIO) airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, then drive to Quito.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Santander Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/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
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