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How to get fromTumbes to Quito Terminal Carcelénby car, plane, or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from Tumbes to Quito Terminal Carcelén by car, plane, or bus

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  1. Drive, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Tumbes to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)car car
    2. Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane plane ETR - UIO
    2h 50m
    $162–197

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Huaquillas to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus bus Huaquillas
    10h 43m
    $14–31

  3. Drive  578.8 km

    1. Drive from Tumbes to Quito Terminal Carceléncar car 578.8 km
    8h 33m
    $87–126

  4. Bus via Babahoyo

    1. Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Babahoyobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Babahoyo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus bus
    13h 26m
    $47–85

  5. Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)

    1. Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus bus
    13h 28m
    $48–76

  6. Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE) #2

    1. Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Quitumbe Stationbus bus Quito Terminal Carcelén
    14h 39m
    $49–85

Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration50 minAverage Duration
Ticket$42Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 506.4 km
  • Duration: 2h 50m

What companies run services between Tumbes, Peru and Quito Terminal Carcelén, Ecuador?

Panamericana Internacional operates a bus from Huaquillas to Quito Terminal Carcelén every 3 hours. Tickets cost $10–21 and the journey takes 10h 20m. Trans Esmeraldas S.A. also services this route 3 times a day.

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