There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Iquique by car, plane, 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.
Car, fly to Diego Aracena International Airport, bus
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)plane UIO - IQQ
- Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almontebus
- Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquiquebus
12h 47m$402–1,235Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquiquebus
2d 17h$104–223Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Zapotillobus
- Drive from Zapotillo to Terminal Terrestre Las Lomascar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Las Lomas to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus 524
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Drive from Tacna to El Roble / Dr. Amador Neghmecar
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Iquiquebus
2dDrive 3,275 km
- Drive from Quito to Iquiquecar 3,275 km
44h 58m$404–584Car, fly to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ)plane UIO - TCQ
- Take the bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Iquiquebus
18h 24mCar, fly to Antofagasta Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane UIO - ANF
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquiquebus
15h 58m$264–817
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Iquique is to bus which costs $100 - $230 and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Iquique is to car and fly and bus which takes 12h 47m and costs $400 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Iquique. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Rodovario de Iquique via Lima Terminal Excluciva, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Quito and Iquique is 2633 km. The road distance is 3275 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Iquique without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $100 - $230.
It takes approximately 12h 47m to get from Quito to Iquique, including transfers.
Quito to Iquique bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Iquique bus services, operated by Cruz Del Sur International, arrive at Lima Javier Prado station.
Iquique is 2h ahead of Quito. It is currently 9:18 AM in Quito and 11:18 AM in Iquique.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Iquique is 3275 km. It takes approximately 44h 58m to drive from Quito to Iquique.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Iquique, Chile?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rodovario de Iquique via Lima Javier Prado, Lima Terminal Excluciva, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- pica.cl
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $5
- [email protected]
- Website
- Paraiso del Norte
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Paraiso del Norte
- Road
- $3–5
- Phone
- +56 57 274 1309
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Santa Angela
Bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- Transportes Santa Angela
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Zapotillo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +51 979 707 957
- [email protected]
- Website
- terramovilperu.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Las Lomas to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Oltursa
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- Turismo Tacna Internacional - Buy your bus tickets online
- Website
- Cosmos Bus
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Cosmos Bus
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Moquegua Turismo
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- Transporte Moquegua Turismo
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $20–35
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $17–35
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $12–16
- Cama
- $16–23
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Book at
- Recorrido Pluss Chile
- Semi Cama
- $10–14
- Cama
- $14–20
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Semi Cama
- $14–20
- Cama
- $19–26
- Premium
- $55–70
- [email protected]
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–37
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $31–37
- Semi Cama
- $24–35
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pullman San Andres
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $30–50
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- Pullman San Andres
- Semi Cama
- $27–40
- Cama
- $30–45
- Website
- Kupos Expreso Sol del Norte
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- Kupos Expreso Sol del Norte
- Phone
- +56 57 2 578086
- [email protected]
- Website
- norteazul.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- Kupos Buses Horizonte
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- Kupos Buses Horizonte
- Phone
- +56 2 2776 5544
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Evans
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Buses Evans
- Phone
- +56 9 8480 4504
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roma Buses
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Roma Buses
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- +56 2 2570 8687
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buses Tarapaca
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- Buses Tarapaca
- Salon Cama
- $13–19
- Premium
- $15–21
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ramos Cholele
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–43
- Schedules at
- Ramos Cholele
- Semi cama
- $9–13
- Salón cama
- $40–43
- 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
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- 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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