There are 5 ways to get from Uruguay to Quito by plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
best- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MVD - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
12h 4m$267–777Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
3d 23h$474–644Drive 5,842.5 km
- Drive from Montevideo to Quitocar 5,842.5 km
3d 6h$1,010–1,459Fly to Ipiales, bus
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Ipiales (IPI)plane MVD - IPI
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
23h 21m$411–1,253Bus
- Take the bus from Montevideo - Plaza Cuba to Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pachecobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
5d 20h$275–448
Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Uruguay to Quito is to bus which costs $270 - $450 and takes 5 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Uruguay to Quito is to fly and car which takes 12h 4m and costs $260 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Uruguay to Quito. However, there are services departing from Av Gral Rondeau - Paysandu and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Montevideo - Plaza Cuba, Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Lima Javier Prado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 20h.
The distance between Uruguay and Quito is 4556 km. The road distance is 5842.5 km.
The best way to get from Uruguay to Quito without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 3 days 23h and costs $470 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Uruguay to Quito, including transfers.
Uruguay to Quito bus services, operated by Cauvi, depart from Montevideo - Plaza Cuba station.
Uruguay to Quito bus services, operated by Cauvi, arrive at Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco station.
Quito is 2h behind Uruguay. It is currently 10:17 PM in Uruguay and 8:17 PM in Quito.
Yes, the driving distance between Uruguay to Quito is 5842 km. It takes approximately 3 days 6h to drive from Uruguay to Quito.
What companies run services between Uruguay and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Av Gral Rondeau - Paysandu to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Bv Gral Artigas - Uruguayana, Montevideo - Plaza Cuba, Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima - Surquillo, and Lima Javier Prado in around 5d 20h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Ipiales via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Ipiales via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Ipiales via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–480
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +54 11 4314 4930
- [email protected]
- Website
- cauvi.com.uy
Bus from Montevideo - Plaza Cuba to Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53–58
- Schedules at
- cauvi.com.uy
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $58
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–247
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $140–210
- Cama
- $160–240
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- [email protected]
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Madero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
- 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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