There are 7 ways to get from Quito to Lobitos by bus, taxi, car, or plane
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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyobus
- Take the bus from Puyo to Guarumalesbus
- Take the bus from Guarumales to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Máncorabus
- Take the taxi from Máncora to Lobitostaxi
14h 35m$78–134Bus via Machala
cheapest- Take the bus from Quito to Machalabus Quito
- Take the bus from Machala to Máncorabus Machala
16h 34m$48–85Drive 719 km
- Drive from Quito to Lobitoscar 719 km
10h 49m$109–157Car, fly to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL)plane UIO - TYL
13h 17m$131–439Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Quito Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Mancorabus Mancora
18h 23m$52–98Bus via Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Duránbus
- Take the bus from Durán to Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Máncorabus
32h 38m$67–98Car, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus, taxi
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane UIO - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Máncorabus
- Take the bus from Máncora to El Altobus
- Take the taxi from El Alto to Lobitostaxi
9h 46m$214–429
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Lobitos is to bus which costs $50 - $100 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Lobitos is to car and fly and bus and taxi which takes 9h 46m and costs $210 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Quito to Lobitos. However, there are services departing from Quito and arriving at El Alto via Machala and Máncora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 34m.
The distance between Quito and Lobitos is 1008 km. The road distance is 719 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Lobitos without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 14h 35m and costs $75 - $140.
It takes approximately 14h 35m to get from Quito to Lobitos, including transfers.
Quito to Lobitos bus services, operated by Transportes Occidentales, depart from Quito station.
Quito to Lobitos bus services, operated by Transportes Occidentales, arrive at Machala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Lobitos is 719 km. It takes approximately 10h 49m to drive from Quito to Lobitos.
There are 44+ hotels available in Lobitos.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Lobitos, Peru?
You can take a bus from Quito to Lobitos via Machala, Machala, Máncora, Máncora, and El Alto in around 16h 34m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Phone
- +593 99 704 9828
- [email protected]
- Website
- Touris San Francisco
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- Touris San Francisco
- Phone
- +593 3-274-0070
- [email protected]
Bus from Puyo to Guarumales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Guarumales to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Transportes Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
- Phone
- +593 95 874 8163
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA
Bus from Machala to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA
Bus from Machala to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Mancora
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA
Bus from Machala to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- [email protected]
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Quito to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 731 0930
- [email protected]
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expreso Baños
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- Expreso Baños
- Phone
- +593 09 9747 4018
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Express Atenas
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Website
- Transportes Express Atenas
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Mancora
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Mancora
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Guayaquil to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +593 2 2641205
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Ecuador
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Durán
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Schedules at
- Transportes Ecuador
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Durán to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 93 999 0918
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $2–4
- Phone
- +593 96 005 9074
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +51 (073)304557
- [email protected]
- Website
- eppo.pe
Bus from Máncora to El Alto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- eppo.pe
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $17–45
Playitas De Tumbes
- Phone
- +51 972 830 041
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi en Mancora
- Phone
- +51 941 870 611
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Spanglish
- Phone
- +51 953 289 823
- Website
- taxispanglish.com
Playitas De Tumbes
- Phone
- +51 972 830 041
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi en Mancora
- Phone
- +51 941 870 611
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Spanglish
- Phone
- +51 953 289 823
- Website
- taxispanglish.com
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