There are 5 ways to get from Quito to Cajamarca by car, plane, or bus
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Car, fly
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cajamarca (CJA)plane UIO - CJA
7h 29m$349–580Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cajamarcabus
32h 37m$49–102Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Chiclayobus Lima
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cajamarcabus Chiclayo / ...
26h 8m$51–105Drive 1,219.7 km
- Drive from Quito to Cajamarcacar 1,219.7 km
18h 5m$184–265Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Trujillobus
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Cajamarcabus Trujillo
34h 43m
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cajamarca (CJA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Cajamarca is to bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE) which costs $45 - $110 and takes 32h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Cajamarca is to car and fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $340 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Cajamarca. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Cajamarca via Chiclayo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 8m.
The distance between Quito and Cajamarca is 825 km. The road distance is 1219.7 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Cajamarca without a car is to bus which takes 26h 8m and costs $50 - $110.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Quito to Cajamarca, including transfers.
Quito to Cajamarca bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Cajamarca bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Chiclayo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Cajamarca is 1220 km. It takes approximately 18h 5m to drive from Quito to Cajamarca.
There are 174+ hotels available in Cajamarca.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Cajamarca, Peru?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cajamarca via Chiclayo and Chiclayo in around 26h 8m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cajamarca via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cajamarca via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- 0801 00 015
- [email protected]
- Website
- linea.pe
Bus from Chiclayo to Cajamarca
- Phone
- +51 07 634 3393
- Website
- Bus Star
Bus from Chiclayo to Cajamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Bus Star
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
- Phone
- +593 98 731 4698
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +51 972013941
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Chiclayo
Bus from Chiclayo to Cajamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- Transportes Chiclayo
- Transportes Chiclayo
- $10–14
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- 51 933 539 490
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Trujillo to Cajamarca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Book at
- diezases.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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