There are 8 ways to get from Arica to Ecuador by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airportbus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane TCQ - GYE
10h 30m$333–479Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Exclucivabus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
47h 44m$99–192Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Moqueguabus
- Take the bus from Moquegua to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
42h$120–235Drive 2,679.8 km
- Drive from Arica to Guayaquilcar 2,679.8 km
36h 39m$331–478Bus, fly to Tumbes
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airportbus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Tumbes (TBP)plane TCQ - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
10h 26m$168–386Bus, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airportbus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane TCQ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
10h 55m$258–901Bus, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airportbus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Cuenca (CUE)plane TCQ - CUE
13h 21m$223–826Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Arica Airport to TacnaAri
- Take the bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Duránbus
- Take the bus from Durán to Guayaquilbus
2d 7h$194–243
Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arica to Ecuador is to bus via Arequipa which costs $120 - $240 and takes 42h.
The fastest way to get from Arica to Ecuador is to bus and fly which takes 10h 26m and costs $160 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Arica to Ecuador. However, there are services departing from Terminal Internacional and arriving at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil via Tacna, Moquegua, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Tumbes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h.
The distance between Arica and Ecuador is 2123 km. The road distance is 2679.8 km.
The best way to get from Arica to Ecuador without a car is to bus via Arequipa which takes 42h and costs $120 - $240.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Arica to Ecuador, including transfers.
Arica to Ecuador bus services, operated by Buses Norte Grande, depart from Terminal Internacional station.
Arica to Ecuador bus services, operated by Buses Norte Grande, arrive at Tacna station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arica to Ecuador is 2680 km. It takes approximately 36h 39m to drive from Arica to Ecuador.
There are 450+ hotels available in Ecuador.
What companies run services between Arica, Chile and Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Internacional to Guayaquil via Tacna, Moquegua, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Tumbes, Tumbes, and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 42h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–440
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–440
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- [email protected]
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- [email protected]
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Tacna to Moquegua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Moquegua to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Moquegua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Excluciva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
Bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- [email protected]
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 99 594 1973
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferarica.cl
Shuttle from Arica Airport to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- https://www.transferarica.cl/en
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Durán
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Durán to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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