There are 7 ways to get from Ecuador to La Serena by plane, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane GYE - LSC
9h 1m$193–615Bus via Máncora
cheapest- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Máncorabus
- Take the bus from Máncora to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacnabus 639
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
3d 16h$126–239Bus via Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
3d 1h$154–334Drive 4,218.3 km
- Drive from Guayaquil to La Serenacar 4,218.3 km
2d 7h$521–752Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane UIO - LSC
12h 55m$205–625Fly from Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to La Florida Airport (LSC)plane CUE - LSC
15h 49m$200–700Bus
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Santiago to Terminal de buses La Serenabus
3d 10h$387–573
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to La Florida Airport (LSC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ecuador to La Serena is to bus via Máncora which costs $120 - $240 and takes 3 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Ecuador to La Serena is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $190 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Ecuador to La Serena. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil and arriving at Terminal de buses La Serena via Lima Terminal Excluciva, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Ecuador and La Serena is 3234 km. The road distance is 4218.3 km.
The best way to get from Ecuador to La Serena without a car is to bus via Tacna which takes 3 days 1h and costs $150 - $340.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Ecuador to La Serena, including transfers.
Ecuador to La Serena bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
The best way to get from Ecuador to La Serena is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $190 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Tacna, which costs $150 - $340 and takes 3 days 1h.
Ecuador to La Serena bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Lima Javier Prado station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ecuador to La Serena is 4218 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Ecuador to La Serena.
What companies run services between Ecuador and La Serena, Chile?
LATAM Chile and JetSMART fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to La Florida Airport (LSC) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Guayaquil to Terminal de buses La Serena via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil, Lima Javier Prado, Lima Terminal Excluciva, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to La Florida Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Cuenca to La Florida Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Cuenca to La Florida Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Cuenca to La Florida Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Cuenca to La Florida Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Cuenca to La Florida Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Guayaquil to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $74–120
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $75–100
- Cama
- $80–120
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–73
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $55–65
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Guayaquil to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.cl/
Bus from Santiago to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Máncora to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- turbus.cl
- Book at
- turbus.cl
- Semi Cama
- $35–55
- Cama
- $60–85
- Premium
- $70–85
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $50–55
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de buses La Serena
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–53
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $30–45
- Salón cama
- $48–53
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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