There are 6 ways to get from Mendoza to Quito by 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.
Fly Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
best- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MDZ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
11h 20m$277–829Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
4d 1h$165–309Drive 5,039.8 km
- Drive from Mendoza to Quitocar 5,039.8 km
3d$654–944Bus, bus to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andesbus
- Take the bus from Los Andes to Terminal Los Héroesbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SCL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
16h 1m$277–522Fly Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Coca, bus
- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Coca (OCC)plane MDZ - OCC
- Take the bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
29h 10m$323–970Bus via San José de Metán
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metánbus
- Take the bus from Metán to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
5d 7h$203–472
Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mendoza to Quito is to bus which costs $160 - $310 and takes 4 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Mendoza to Quito is to fly and car which takes 11h 20m and costs $270 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Mendoza to Quito. However, there are services departing from Terminal Mendoza and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal Sur de Santiago and Lima Javier Prado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 1h.
The distance between Mendoza and Quito is 3822 km. The road distance is 5039.8 km.
The best way to get from Mendoza to Quito without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 1h and costs $160 - $310.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Mendoza to Quito, including transfers.
Mendoza to Quito bus services, operated by Chi-Ar Internacional, depart from Terminal Mendoza station.
Mendoza to Quito bus services, operated by Chi-Ar Internacional, arrive at Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
Quito is 2h behind Mendoza. It is currently 3:19 AM in Mendoza and 1:19 AM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Mendoza to Quito is 5040 km. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from Mendoza to Quito.
What companies run services between Mendoza, Argentina and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal Sur de Santiago and Lima Javier Prado in around 4d 1h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–500
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–500
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–500
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Coca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Coca via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Coca via Lima, Guayaquil, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–400
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Coca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Coca via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Phone
- +56 9 5950 0854
- [email protected]
- Website
- Chi-Ar Internacional
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- Chi-Ar Internacional
- Phone
- 0800 122 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cata International
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–41
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $22–35
- Semi Cama
- $18–25
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $25–35
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–77
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $17–25
- Semi Cama
- $14–20
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $19–26
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–39
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $17–25
- Semi bed
- $14–20
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55–85
- Semi bed
- $45–70
- Phone
- +56 9 7242 8977
- [email protected]
- Website
- mathostour.cl
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- mathostour.cl
- Book at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- COITRAM
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- COITRAM
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- 600 360 0224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Ahumada
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–40
- Schedules at
- Buses Ahumada
Bus from Los Andes to Terminal Los Héroes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- Buses Ahumada
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expreso Baños
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- Expreso Baños
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flecha Bus
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–112
- Website
- Flecha Bus
- Cama
- $65–95
- Semi Cama
- $50–80
- Phone
- 0800-222-6513
- [email protected]
- Website
- la20.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $55–80
- Cama
- $70–95
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Metán to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–256
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $100–150
- Cama
- $130–190
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass, South Korea: Travelling from Seoul to Busan , and Travelling Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast by boat, bus, car and train - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Booking & Getting There
There are 885+ hotels available in Quito.































