There are 7 ways to get from Tumbes to Quito by car, plane, or bus
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Drive to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, car
best- Drive from Tumbes to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)car
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
2h 45m$195–520Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Lima / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Guayaquil
11h 7m$18–65Bus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Babahoyobus
- Take the bus from Babahoyo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
11h 2m$25–39Drive 560.5 km
- Drive from Tumbes to Quitocar 560.5 km
8h 22m$85–122Bus to Cuenca, fly, car
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
7h 23m$127–270Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cantón Santo Domingo de los Tsachilasbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
11h 4m$30–41Bus #3
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Lima / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Quitobus Guayaquil
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 - $65 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Tumbes to Quito is to drive and fly and car which takes 2h 45m and costs $190 - $550.
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 2m.
The distance between Tumbes and Quito is 520 km. The road distance is 560.5 km.
The best way to get from Tumbes to Quito without a car is to bus which takes 11h 2m and costs $25 - $40.
It takes approximately 2h 45m 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 560 km. It takes approximately 8h 22m to drive from Tumbes to Quito.
There are 855+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Tumbes, Peru and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil and Babahoyo in around 11h 2m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
- 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/
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/
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/
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
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cantón Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- 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 99 731 0930
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Babahoyo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 09 9747 4018
- expressatenas@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Transportes-Express-Atenas-100064103738896/
- Phone
- +593 95 885 1254
- 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
- busplace.com
- 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
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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