There are 7 ways to get from Tumbes to Quito by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, car
best- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Santa Rosa
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
3h 46m$168–340Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeHuaquillas
10h 23m$18–32Drive 560.5 km
- Drive from Tumbes to Quito560.5 km
8h 16m$85–122Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly, car
- Drive from Aguas Verdes to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)GYE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
4h 58m$126–227Bus to Cuenca, fly, car
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
7h 1m$109–174Bus via Babahoyo
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Babahoyo
- Take the bus from Babahoyo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
11h 1m$31–40Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de GuayaquilLima / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to QuitoGuayaquil
11h 46m$24–33
Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tumbes to Quito is to bus which costs $18 - $35 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Tumbes to Quito is to bus and fly and car which takes 3h 46m and costs $160 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Tumbes to Quito. However, there are services departing from Tumbes and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil and Babahoyo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
The distance between Tumbes and Quito is 505 km. The road distance is 560.5 km.
The best way to get from Tumbes to Quito without a car is to bus via Babahoyo which takes 11h 1m and costs $30 - $40.
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Tumbes to Quito, including transfers.
Tumbes to Quito bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Tumbes station.
Tumbes to Quito bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tumbes to Quito is 561 km. It takes approximately 8h 16m to drive from Tumbes to Quito.
There are 866+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Tumbes, Peru and Quito, Ecuador?
Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA operates a bus from Huaquillas to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe 3 times a day. Tickets cost $18–26 and the journey takes 10h. Transportes TAC also services this route once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Huaquillas to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
Bus from Babahoyo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Huaquillas to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + (593) 072949222
- info@cooperativatac.com
- Website
- cooperativatac.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- cooperativatac.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Babahoyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Babahoyo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- transportesecuador.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 760 9133
- microsc71@gmail.com
- Website
- microsancristobal.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Book at
- https://www.busplace.com/v2/pasajes#/main/
- 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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