Cheapest€11.88
- Tren Ecuador TE888806:5544m07:39Santo Domingo de los Colorados stationEstación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito
Door to door 1h 28mCO2 2.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito train
Trains from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito start at €11.88 and take 1h 23m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito starts at €11.88 and takes 1h 23m door to door, run by 2 operators over 83 km, with around 6 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 1h 23mDoor to door
- 39mMoving
- €12.44 to €27.84From
- 06:32 to 07:30First and last departure
- 6Per day
- 2.7 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 5, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€12.44 to €27.84 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €27.84Mon21
- about €17.39Tue22
- about €22.34Wed23
- about €21.79Thu24
- about €21.24Fri25
- about €17.94Sat26
- about €19.04Sun27
- about €14.09Mon28
- about €12.44Tue29
- about €12.99Wed30
- about €17.39Thu1
- about €17.94Fri2
- about €16.29Sat3
- about €15.74Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 5, 2026
Fastest€13.54
- Ferrocarriles del Ecuador FE720606:3239m07:11Santo Domingo de los Colorados stationEstación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito
Door to door 1h 23mCO2 2.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Rail operators
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| Ferrocarriles del Ecuador | €12.99 |
| Tren Ecuador | €11.88 |
The train gets you into Quito. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Quito for the night the train gets in
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When to book Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.7490 days
- €12.9960 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €13.5421 days
- €15.7414 days
- €19.047 days
- €22.343 days
- €27.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 134 percent. The most expensive point is €27.84, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €15.74Sun
- €14.09Mon
- €12.44Tue
- €12.99Wed
- €17.39Thu
- €17.94Fri
- €16.29Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Quito
Rail
- Estación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 83 km against 72 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Ibarra, Quevedo, Latacunga, Rosa Zarate. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Santo Domingo de los Colorados at 06:32 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito take?
The Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito takes 1h 23m door to door, of which 39m is spent moving. The route runs 83 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito cost?
The Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito starts at €11.88 for one passenger, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare is €28.39. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito?
2 operators run the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito: Ferrocarriles del Ecuador, Tren Ecuador. Between them they file around 6 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito use?
The Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito leaves from Santo Domingo de los Colorados station and arrives at Estación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito?
Fares for the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 134 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito produce?
The Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito produces about 2.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 83 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito?
Operators on the Train from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 23m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito on September 20, 2026: 83 km of route against 72 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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