There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Ecuador by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LAX - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
12h 50m$403–638Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane LAX - MEC
17h 27m$173–626Fly Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane LAX - GYE
12h 40m$191–679Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuenca (CUE)plane LAX - CUE
14h 30m$238–463Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SAN - GYE
16h 5m$241–771Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SAN - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
15h 59m$253–730
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Ecuador is to fly which costs $230 - $470 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Ecuador is to fly which takes 12h 40m and costs $190 - $700.
The distance between Los Angeles and Ecuador is 5697 km.
It takes approximately 12h 50m to get from Los Angeles to Ecuador, including transfers.
There are 408+ hotels available in Ecuador.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Ecuador?
Copa Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Miami, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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