There are 5 ways to get from Malacatos 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, fly, car
best- Take the taxi from Malacatos to Loja (LOH)taxi
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
2h 29m$197–230Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Loja
12h 49m$14–34Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobambabus Loja
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Riobamba
10h 46m$20–36Drive 643.5 km
- Drive from Malacatos to Quitocar 643.5 km
10h 35m$37–53Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
15h 45m$22–64
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malacatos to Quito is to bus via Riobamba which costs $20 - $40 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Malacatos to Quito is to taxi and fly and car which takes 2h 29m and costs $190 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Malacatos to Quito. However, there are services departing from Malacatos and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Loja and Riobamba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 46m.
The distance between Malacatos and Quito is 531 km. The road distance is 643.5 km.
The best way to get from Malacatos to Quito without a car is to bus via Riobamba which takes 10h 46m and costs $20 - $40.
It takes approximately 2h 29m to get from Malacatos to Quito, including transfers.
Malacatos to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Loja station.
Malacatos to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malacatos to Quito is 643 km. It takes approximately 10h 35m to drive from Malacatos to Quito.
There are 880+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Malacatos, Ecuador and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Malacatos to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Loja and Riobamba in around 10h 46m.
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Loja to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 996 226 765
- [email protected]
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajerosinternacional.com.ec
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- Phone
- +593 98 166 2733
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TRANSPORTESCOLTA/
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $21–26
Cooperativa de Taxis Ciudadela del Maestro
- Phone
- +593 99 141 5451
- Website
- facebook.com
Loja Taxi Taxopel S.A
- Phone
- +593 99 091 9442
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Loja Express
- Phone
- +593 98 271 5604
- Website
- facebook.com
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