Travel to Quito
Every way to reach Quito: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Quito is reachable from 33 places across 14 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 26 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €14.64 and the fastest takes 1h 23m door to door. The nearest origin is 72 km away.
How people reach Quito
Every mode that actually calls at Quito, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 24 | €14.64 | 1h 23m | 266 km | 2 |
| Flight | 36 | €34.36 | 3h 55m | 9,581 km | 24 |
- 33Places you can arrive from
- 33Places you can leave for
- 14Countries
- 26Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Quito is not something we sell.
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Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 16 | 27% | Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 72 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 17 | 28% | Babahoyo, 207 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 6 | 10% | Bogotá, 730 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 21 | 35% | San Salvador, 1943 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Quito that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 33 | 55% |
| United States | 8 | 13% |
| Colombia | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 2 | 3% |
| Mexico | 2 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3% |
| Panama | 2 | 3% |
| Peru | 2 | 3% |
| El Salvador | 2 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 2% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 2% |
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
- Ruta Tambillo-Sangolquí-Quito
- Bus Station
- UIO
Quito is large, and the road in from UIO can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from UIO into Quito
Settled in advance, so the ride into Quito costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into 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 | €14.64 | 1h 23m | 72 km |
| Latacunga to Quito train | €15.74 | 1h 26m | 79 km |
| Ibarra to Quito train | €17.39 | 1h 29m | 78 km |
| Ambato to Quito train | €21.79 | 1h 44m | 114 km |
| Quevedo to Quito train | €26.19 | 1h 54m | 137 km |
| Rosa Zarate to Quito train | €26.19 | 1h 55m | 122 km |
| El Empalme to Quito train | €28.94 | 2h 3m | 153 km |
| Riobamba to Quito train | €30.04 | 2h 6m | 160 km |
| Guayaquil to Quito flight | €34.36 | 3h 56m | 266 km |
| Manta to Quito flight | €34.95 | 3h 55m | 258 km |
| Guayaquil to Quito train | €36.64 | 2h 36m | 266 km |
| Babahoyo to Quito train | €38.29 | 2h 27m | 207 km |
| Cuenca to Quito flight | €39.08 | 3h 58m | 301 km |
| Milagro to Quito train | €44.89 | 2h 41m | 243 km |
| Durán to Quito train | €47.64 | 2h 58m | 261 km |
| Santa Rosa to Quito flight | €62.09 | 4h 6m | 393 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Quito
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Quito
Common questions about Travel to Quito
How can I get to Quito?
Quito is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 33 places, across 14 countries, on services run by 26 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Quito?
The cheapest way into Quito is by Train, from €14.64 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 33 origins we sell into Quito over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Quito?
The fastest journey into Quito is by Train, at 1h 23m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 72 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Quito have?
Quito has 4 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Estación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito, UIO. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Quito from within 200 km?
16 of the routes we sell into Quito start within 200 km. The nearest is Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 72 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Quito in Ecuador?
Quito connects to 33 places on our network across 14 countries, the furthest of them 9,581 km away in a straight line. Ecuador routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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, Distances
Elsewhere in Ecuador
The wider region
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Quito afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Quito before you go?
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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