There are 7 ways to get from Montañita to Mindo by bus, taxi, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus
- Take the bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Santo Domingo de los Tsachilasbus
- Take the taxi from Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas to Mindotaxi
8h 3m$61–82Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus
- Take the bus from Manta to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindobus
11h 34m$22–35Drive 399.7 km
- Drive from Montañita to Mindocar 399.7 km
7h 11m$23–33Bus to Eloy Alfaro International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus
- Fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MEC - UIO
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindobus
8h 4m$82–202Bus via Plan Piloto
- Take the bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus
- Take the bus from Manta to La Concordiabus
- Take the bus from La Concordia to Los Bancosbus
8h 42m$32–41Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus
- Take the bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Tosaguabus
- Take the bus from Tosagua to Quitobus
- Take the bus from Quito to Mindobus
16h 57m$104–114Bus, shuttle to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Montañita to Puerto Lópezbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto López to Guayaquil Airport
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane GYE - UIO
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindobus
10h 26m$242–307
Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montañita to Mindo is to drive which costs $22 - $35 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Montañita to Mindo is to drive which takes 7h 11m and costs $22 - $35.
No, there is no direct bus from Montañita to Mindo. However, there are services departing from Montañita and arriving at Los Bancos via Manta and La Concordia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 42m.
The distance between Montañita and Mindo is 476 km. The road distance is 399.7 km.
The best way to get from Montañita to Mindo without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 8h 3m and costs $60 - $85.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Montañita to Mindo, including transfers.
Montañita to Mindo bus services, operated by Cooperativa Manglaralto, depart from Montañita station.
Montañita to Mindo bus services, operated by Cooperativa Manglaralto, arrive at Manta Terminal Terrestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montañita to Mindo is 400 km. It takes approximately 7h 11m to drive from Montañita to Mindo.
There are 126+ hotels available in Mindo.
What companies run services between Montañita, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador and Mindo, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Montañita to Mindo via Manta Terminal Terrestre, Manta, La Concordia, La Concordia, and Los Bancos in around 8h 42m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Phone
- +593 99 436 5377
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
Bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
Bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
Bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
Bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
Bus from Montañita to Puerto López
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 (02) 2360094
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaflordelvalle.com
Bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Manta to La Concordia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial
Bus from Manta to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial
Bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Tosagua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial
Bus from Tosagua to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial
- Phone
- +593 99 775 4391
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Concordia to Los Bancos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 05 293 2988
- [email protected]
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 98 356 8391
- [email protected]
- Website
- quitotourbus.com
Bus from Quito to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://quitotourbus.com/en
- Phone
- +593 99 546 4860
- [email protected]
- Website
- whalewatchingecuador.com
Shuttle from Puerto López to Guayaquil Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $148
- Website
- https://whalewatchingecuador.com/es/actividades
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
Compañia Lexus S.A
- Phone
- +593 9 395 98690
- Website
- companialexussa.com
Transplayasa
- Phone
- +593 99 923 5553
- Website
- facebook.com
Unitaxis Santo Domingo
- Phone
- +593 98 020 7721
- Website
- facebook.com
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