There are 6 ways to get from Mérida to Quito by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive to Camilo Daza International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
best- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Cristóbalbus
- Drive from San Cristóbal to Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)car
- Fly from Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
12h 54m$143–504Drive 1,856.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Mérida to Quitocar 1,856.5 km
28h 51m$106–153Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchirabus Mérida
- Take the bus from Cúcuta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Cúcuta
27h 18m$131–165Bus to Maracaibo, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Maracaibobus
- Fly from Maracaibo (MAR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MAR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
16h 25m$170–605Bus, drive to Camilo Daza International Airport, fly to Ipiales
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Cristóbalbus
- Drive from San Cristóbal to Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)car
- Fly from Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) to Ipiales (IPI)plane CUC - IPI
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
15h 9m$222–500Bus, bus to Bucaramanga Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus
- Fly from Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane BGA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
17h 19m$179–540
Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mérida to Quito is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 28h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Mérida to Quito is to bus and drive and fly and car which takes 12h 54m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Mérida to Quito. However, there are services departing from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Cúcuta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 18m.
The distance between Mérida and Quito is 1423 km. The road distance is 1856.5 km.
The best way to get from Mérida to Quito without a car is to bus which takes 27h 18m and costs $130 - $170.
It takes approximately 12h 54m to get from Mérida to Quito, including transfers.
Mérida to Quito bus services, operated by Expresos Tachira Merida C.A, depart from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes station.
Mérida to Quito bus services, operated by Expresos Tachira Merida C.A, arrive at San Antonio del Táchira station.
Quito is 1h behind Mérida. It is currently 8:22 AM in Mérida and 7:22 AM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Mérida to Quito is 1857 km. It takes approximately 28h 51m to drive from Mérida to Quito.
What companies run services between Mérida, Venezuela and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via San Antonio del Táchira and Cúcuta in around 27h 18m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Maracaibo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Ipiales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Camilo Daza International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Maracaibo to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Bucaramanga Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Phone
- +58 274 263 3829
- [email protected]
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Cristóbal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchira
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Cristóbal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchira
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchira
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $21–25
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Maracaibo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $25–30
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to San Antonio del Táchira
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $21–25
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cúcuta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +58 274 417 1720
- Website
- terminaldemerida.com.ve
Bus from Terminal Jose Antonio Paredes to Maracaibo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- terminaldemerida.com.ve
- Phone
- +57 312 543 8777
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooptmotilon.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- cooptmotilon.weebly.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $19–26
- Phone
- +57 607 549 2822
- [email protected]
- Website
- extrarapidolosmotilones.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- extrarapidolosmotilones.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 291 4887
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Phone
- +57 312 5953928
- [email protected]
- Website
- cotaxi.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- cotaxi.com.co
- 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
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- 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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