Trains to El Empalme
22 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
22 places connect to El Empalme by Trains, across 1 country, run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €17.94. Origins run from 85 km away to 229 km, with a median of 127 km.
Arriving in El Empalme
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babahoyo to El Empalme train | €17.94 | 1h 32m | 85 km |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to El Empalme train | €20.69 | 1h 40m | 102 km |
| Ambato to El Empalme train | €23.44 | 1h 45m | 116 km |
| Latacunga to El Empalme train | €23.44 | 1h 43m | 114 km |
| Milagro to El Empalme train | €24.54 | 1h 46m | 121 km |
| Durán to El Empalme train | €25.08 | 1h 52m | 127 km |
| Guayaquil to El Empalme train | €25.08 | 1h 52m | 131 km |
| Riobamba to El Empalme train | €25.64 | 1h 49m | 129 km |
| Quito to El Empalme train | €29.49 | 2h 2m | 153 km |
| Rosa Zarate to El Empalme train | €30.04 | 2h 7m | 154 km |
| Ibarra to El Empalme train | €38.29 | 2h 38m | 229 km |
- 22Places you can arrive from
- 22Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
El Empalme is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.

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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 | 20 | 91% | Babahoyo, 85 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 2 | 9% | Ibarra, 229 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into El Empalme that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 22 | 100% |
Leaving El Empalme
Common questions about Trains to El Empalme
Where can I travel to El Empalme by Trains from?
22 places connect to El Empalme by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 85 km away in a straight line and the furthest 229 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to El Empalme cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into El Empalme is €17.94 for one passenger, across 22 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 127 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to El Empalme take?
The fastest Trains journey into El Empalme is 1h 32m door to door. The median origin sits 127 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 El Empalme?
2 operators run Trains services into El Empalme 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 catalog rather than a name we generated.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach El Empalme
Check-in is at three and you will be in El Empalme well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

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