There are 5 ways to get from Los Encuentros to Quito by taxi, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Loja, fly, car
best- Take the taxi from Los Encuentros to Loja (LOH)taxi
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
4h 42m$326–372Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zapotillo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Zapotillo
15h 11m$24–32Drive 663.7 km
- Drive from Los Encuentros to Quitocar 663.7 km
9h 50m$100–145Bus, bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Zapotillo to Alamorbus
- Take the bus from Alamor to Arenillasbus
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
6h 57m$216–553Bus via Machala
- Take the bus from Zapotillo to Machalabus Guayaquil / ...
- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Machala / ...
24h 14m$33–53
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Encuentros to Quito is to bus which costs $23 - $35 and takes 15h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Los Encuentros to Quito is to taxi and fly and car which takes 4h 42m and costs $320 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Encuentros to Quito. However, there are services departing from Zapotillo and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
The distance between Los Encuentros and Quito is 681 km. The road distance is 663.7 km.
The best way to get from Los Encuentros to Quito without a car is to bus which takes 15h 11m and costs $23 - $35.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Los Encuentros to Quito, including transfers.
Los Encuentros to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, depart from Zapotillo station.
Los Encuentros to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Encuentros to Quito is 664 km. It takes approximately 9h 50m to drive from Los Encuentros to Quito.
There are 881+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Los Encuentros, Loja, Ecuador and Quito, Ecuador?
Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional operates a bus from Zapotillo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe 5 times a day. Tickets cost $17–24 and the journey takes 15h.
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–180
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Zapotillo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Zapotillo to Alamor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Alamor to Arenillas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Zapotillo to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- [email protected]
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Estimated price
- $140–170
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