There are 7 ways to get from Santiago to Ecuador by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SCL - GYE
7h 53m$252–565Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Duránbus
- Take the bus from Durán to Guayaquilbus
3d 9h$156–306Bus via Tumbes
- 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
2d 19h$268–342Drive 4,694.9 km
- Drive from Santiago to Guayaquilcar 4,694.9 km
2d 12h$579–837Fly to Cuenca
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SCL - CUE
11h 41m$232–432Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SCL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
10h 20m$257–457Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Tumbes (TBP)plane SCL - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
12h 6m$187–332
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Ecuador is to bus which costs $150 - $310 and takes 3 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Ecuador is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $250 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago to Ecuador. However, there are services departing from Terminal San Borja and arriving at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Tumbes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Santiago and Ecuador is 3624 km. The road distance is 4694.9 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Ecuador without a car is to bus via Tumbes which takes 2 days 19h and costs $260 - $350.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Santiago to Ecuador, including transfers.
Santiago to Ecuador bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal San Borja station.
The best way to get from Santiago to Ecuador is to fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $250 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Tumbes, which costs $260 - $350 and takes 2 days 19h.
Santiago to Ecuador bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago to Ecuador is 4695 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Santiago to Ecuador.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Copa Airlines fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal San Borja to Guayaquil via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Tumbes, Tumbes, and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–300
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Tumbes via Cuzco, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–490
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–360
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–290
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- 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
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- 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
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Durán
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
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 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
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