There are 10 ways to get from São Paulo to Ecuador by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane GRU - GYE
11h 3m$271–492Fly to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
cheapest- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane GRU - MEC
14h 39m$226–822Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
4d 13h$415–506Drive 5,775.8 km
- Drive from São Paulo to Guayaquilcar 5,775.8 km
3d 6h$583–841Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane GRU - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
11h 39m$286–454Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Tumbes (TBP)plane GRU - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
14h 4m$246–829Fly to Ipiales, bus
- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Ipiales (IPI)plane GRU - IPI
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
15h 3m$402–1,250Bus via Santiago
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda to Terminal Rodoviário de Curitibabus
- Take the bus from Rodoferroviária de Curitiba to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
4d 17h$464–799Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Lima - Atocongobus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
5d 21h$389–1,003Bus #3
- Take the bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Lima - Atocongobus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Máncorabus
- Take the bus from Máncora to Guayaquilbus
6d 4h$354–965
São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from São Paulo to Ecuador is to fly which costs $270 - $500 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from São Paulo to Ecuador is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs $270 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from São Paulo to Ecuador. However, there are services departing from Terminal Barra Funda and arriving at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil via Santa Cruz, La Paz and Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 13h.
The distance between São Paulo and Ecuador is 4336 km. The road distance is 5775.8 km.
The best way to get from São Paulo to Ecuador without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 13h and costs $410 - $550.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from São Paulo to Ecuador, including transfers.
São Paulo to Ecuador bus services, operated by La Preferida Bus, depart from Terminal Barra Funda station.
The best way to get from São Paulo to Ecuador is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs $270 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $550 and takes 4 days 13h.
São Paulo to Ecuador bus services, operated by La Preferida Bus, arrive at Santa Cruz station.
Yes, the driving distance between São Paulo to Ecuador is 5776 km. It takes approximately 3 days 6h to drive from São Paulo to Ecuador.
What companies run services between São Paulo, Brazil and Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Copa Airlines fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Guayaquil via Santa Cruz, La Paz, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 4d 13h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–420
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–420
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Ipiales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Phone
- +591 68922302
- [email protected]
- Website
- La Preferida Bus
Bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- La Preferida Bus
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
- Phone
- +591 7297 1111
- Website
- Expreso del Sur
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Expreso del Sur
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- Flota Bolivar
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- Flota Bolivar
- Normal
- $7–10
- Semicama
- $11–14
- Cama
- $17–19
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cosmos
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- Cosmos
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–65
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0800 704 8780
- [email protected]
- Website
- andorinha.com
Bus from Rodoviária de São Paulo - Terminal Barra Funda to Terminal Rodoviário de Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- andorinha.com
- Phone
- +55 51 3475.4440
- [email protected]
- Website
- jblinternacional.com
Bus from Rodoferroviária de Curitiba to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Schedules at
- jblinternacional.com
- Book at
- jblinternacional.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Máncora to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- [email protected]
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- +55 (68) 3221-1660
- Website
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Lima - Atocongo
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Tietê Bus Terminal to Lima - Atocongo
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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