There are 7 ways to get from Montañita to Quito by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Eloy Alfaro International Airport, fly, car
best- 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
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
4h 43m$100–220Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus Playas
- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Manta
9h 36m$15–17Bus
- 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
8h 18m$17–30Drive 437.3 km
- Drive from Montañita to Quitocar 437.3 km
8h 20m$25–36Bus, shuttle to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly, car
- 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
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
7h 5m$260–325Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Montañita to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus
- Take the bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Santo Domingo de los Tsachilasbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
8h 30m$22–31Bus via Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Montañita to Guayaquilbus Montañita
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Guayaquil
11h 27m$20–34
Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montañita to Quito is to bus which costs $14 - $18 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Montañita to Quito is to bus and fly and car which takes 4h 43m and costs $95 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Montañita to Quito. However, there are services departing from Montañita and arriving at Quito Terminal Carcelén via Manta and Santo Domingo de los Colorados. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 18m.
The distance between Montañita and Quito is 446 km. The road distance is 437.3 km.
The best way to get from Montañita to Quito without a car is to bus which takes 8h 18m and costs $16 - $35.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Montañita to Quito, including transfers.
Montañita to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa Manglaralto, depart from Montañita station.
Montañita to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa Manglaralto, arrive at Manta Terminal Terrestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montañita to Quito is 437 km. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Montañita to Quito.
There are 890+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Montañita, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Montañita to Quito Terminal Carcelén via Manta Terminal Terrestre, Manta, and Santo Domingo de los Colorados in around 8h 18m.
- 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 Puerto López
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- reina-del-camino.com
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
- 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
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 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
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 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
- 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 99 485 9785
- [email protected]
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 996 226 765
- [email protected]
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 0987472459
- [email protected]
- Website
- clp.com.ec
Bus from Montañita to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- clp.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Guayaquil to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- 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
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