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.

Checked 30 September 2026Priced for 30 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Quito

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Quito, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito train€11.881h 25m72 km
Latacunga to Quito train€11.891h 27m79 km
Ibarra to Quito train€11.891h 28m78 km
Ambato to Quito train€16.291h 43m114 km
Rosa Zarate to Quito train€17.391h 55m122 km
Quevedo to Quito train€19.042h 1m137 km
El Empalme to Quito train€21.242h 1m153 km
Riobamba to Quito train€21.792h 7m160 km
Babahoyo to Quito train€27.842h 26m207 km
Guayaquil to Quito train€30.592h 38m266 km
Milagro to Quito train€32.242h 48m243 km
Durán to Quito train€34.442h 54m261 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.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Quito?

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km1667%Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 72 km
200 to 600 km833%Babahoyo, 207 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Quito that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Ecuador24100%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Quito

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Quito

Rail
  • Estación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito
Leaving

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

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Quito

Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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