Trains to Quito
24 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
24 places connect to Quito by Trains, across 1 country, run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 72 km away to 266 km, with a median of 145 km.
Arriving in Quito
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito train | €11.88 | 1h 25m | 72 km |
| Latacunga to Quito train | €11.89 | 1h 27m | 79 km |
| Ibarra to Quito train | €11.89 | 1h 28m | 78 km |
| Ambato to Quito train | €16.29 | 1h 43m | 114 km |
| Rosa Zarate to Quito train | €17.39 | 1h 55m | 122 km |
| Quevedo to Quito train | €19.04 | 2h 1m | 137 km |
| El Empalme to Quito train | €21.24 | 2h 1m | 153 km |
| Riobamba to Quito train | €21.79 | 2h 7m | 160 km |
| Babahoyo to Quito train | €27.84 | 2h 26m | 207 km |
| Guayaquil to Quito train | €30.59 | 2h 38m | 266 km |
| Milagro to Quito train | €32.24 | 2h 48m | 243 km |
| Durán to Quito train | €34.44 | 2h 54m | 261 km |
- 24Places you can arrive from
- 24Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Quito is not something we sell.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 16 | 67% | Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 72 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 33% | Babahoyo, 207 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Quito that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 24 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Quito
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Quito
- Estación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito
Leaving Quito
Common questions about Trains to Quito
Where can I travel to Quito by Trains from?
24 places connect to Quito by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 72 km away in a straight line and the furthest 266 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Quito cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Quito is €11.88 for one passenger, across 24 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 145 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Quito take?
The fastest Trains journey into Quito is 1h 25m door to door. The median origin sits 145 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Quito?
2 operators run Trains services into Quito on our network: Ferrocarriles del Ecuador, Tren Ecuador. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Quito use?
Trains services into Quito use 1 named terminals, among them Estación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Quito
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Where to leave your bags in Quito
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