There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Quito by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport, car
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane EDI - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
19h 21m$888–1,238Train to Glasgow Airport, fly, car
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane GLA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
21h 39m$420–1,071Train to Newcastle, fly, car
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane NCL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
18h 38m$427–1,538Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly, car
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MME - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
20h 26m$700–2,366Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly, car
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ABZ - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
21h 10m$520–1,845Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly, car
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane INV - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
22h 25m$547–1,891
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Quito is to train and fly and car which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 21h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Quito is to train and fly and car which takes 18h 38m and costs $420 - $1,600.
The distance between Edinburgh and Quito is 9144 km.
It takes approximately 19h 21m to get from Edinburgh to Quito, including transfers.
Quito is 6h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 12:43 in Edinburgh and 06:43 in Quito.
There are 919+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Quito, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Quito. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, then drive to Quito. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newcastle, walk to Central Station, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, then drive to Quito.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Cancun, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- 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
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- 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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