Why go
- Town in Galápagos, Ecuador.
History
Puerto Ayora, sometimes referred to as Santa Cruz, is a town in central Galápagos, Ecuador. Located on the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island, it is the seat of Santa Cruz Canton. The town is named in honor of Isidro Ayora, an Ecuadorian president. Puerto Ayora is the most populous town in the Galápagos Islands, with a population of 12,696.
Where to stay
C/ Floreana Y Matazarnos, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · acaciagalapagos.com
Punta Estrada, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · jeans-home.com
Av. Cucuve, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · galapagosdreams.com.ec
Tomás De Berlanga 217 y, 200102 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · posadadelmargalapagos.com
Ave Charles Darwin 304, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · galapagosapartments.com
Charles Binford 083, 200102 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · hotelcucuve.com
Cucuve 312 y Floreana Isla Santa Cruz Puerto Ayora, 200350, Ecuador · galapagossuites.com
Charles Binford y Juan Montalvo Ave. 570, 200102 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · hotelsantafegalapagos.com
frente al mar y, Isla Santa Cruz, Seymour y Ave Charles Darwin s/n, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · villaescalesiahotel.com
Ave Charles Darwin, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · blugalapagos.com
Barrio Punta Estrada, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · finchbayhotel.com
Tomás De Berlanga y Moisés Brito 110 y, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · ikalagalapagoshotel.com
AV PRINCIPAL LOS GUAYABILLOS y PARROQUIA, 200105 BELLEVISTA, Ecuador · piedrasblancaslodge.com
Barrio Punta Estrada, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · angermeyerwaterfrontinn.com
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · islaazulgalapagos.com
Entrada a laguna, Moisés Brito 185 Y, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · casadelagogalapagos.com
Avenida Baltra, y y Albatros, 200102 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · hotelalbatross.com.ec
Indoor
Isla Santa Cruz, Bellavista, Barrio los Túneles, Vía playa el Garrapatero, 200350, Ecuador · twingalapagoshotel.com
Via al Camote, Bellavista, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · naturagardenshotel.com
Av 18 de Febrero, y y Seymour, 200102, Ecuador · hotelfernandina.com.ec
Moisés Brito y Juan Montalvo 261 y, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · galapagoshotelfiesta.com
Tomas de Berlanga, e y Islas Pl., 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · hotelespanagalapagos.com
Matazarnos e Indefatigable, 200102 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · hotelmainao.com
Ave Charles Darwin 526, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · hotelredbooby.com.ec
Ave Charles Darwin, 200358 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · facebook.com
7M5Q+V55, Avenida Seymour S/N Fragata Esquina, 200253 Santa Cruz, Ecuador · sites.google.com
Vía playa el Garrapatero Km. 7, 200105 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · enchantedgalapagoslodge.com
Av. Seymour y 18 de Febrero Puerto Ayora, 200350 Island, Ecuador · thegalapagospearl.com
Av. Baltra y Charles Binford &, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · sirfrancisdrakegalapagos.com
200102 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · hotel-casa-cascada.mydirectstay.com
Seymour y 18 de Febrero 301 y, 200102 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · oceandreamsgalapagos.com.com
Lobo Marino, y y Islas Duncan, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · hostalseymourgalapagos.com
CALLE PETREL, Y y Española, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
7M4H+VQF, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Vía playa el Garrapatero, 200350 Bellavista, Ecuador
Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Av. Isla Floreana, y y Cucuve, 200101 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Av. Baltra y 18 de Febrero 521 y, 200102 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Indoor
7M3Q+MFC, Ave Charles Darwin y and 12 Febrero, 200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
7M5Q+MV6, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Calle Petrel, y y Marchena, 200102 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Indoor
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Restaurants & places to go
Seafood, Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-23:00 · anker.rest
Coffee Shop, Breakfast, Sandwich, Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Su 08:00-21:00 · Avenida Baltra · m.facebook.com
Pizza, Sandwich, Breakfast, Ice Cream, Coffee Shop, Cake, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 07:00-22:00 · Tomás de Berlanga · facebook.com
Fish, Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 08:00-20:30 · Avenida Charles Darwin · restaurante-red-tuna.negocio.site
International, Peruvian, Friture, Burger, Seafood, Grill, Fish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 12:00-22:00 · Seymour
Burger, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,We-Th,Su 18:30-22:00; Tu off; Fr-Sa 18:30-23:00 Features: delivery, air conditioning · 335 Isla Floreana
Cake, Coffee Shop, Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-13:00, 16:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-13:00, 15:00-22:00
Pasta, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 15:00-22:00 · Marchena
Argentinian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 12:00-22:00
Regional, Breakfast, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00, 18:00-21:00; Sa 07:00-21:00; Su 07:00-18:00
Diner, Soba, Seafood, Restaurant · Diner/Soba restaurant · angermeyer-waterfront-inn.com
Chinese, Restaurant · Chinese restaurant · Avenida Baltra, 200102
Steak House, Fast Food · Steak House fast food
Chicken, Burger, Fast Food · Chicken/Burger fast food · FRAGATA, 200102
American, Restaurant · American restaurant · 765 Fragata
Local, Restaurant · Local restaurant
Breakfast, Restaurant · Breakfast restaurant
Grill, Local, Mexican, Restaurant · Grill/Local restaurant · Charles Binford
Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Fr 16:00-22:30
Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Mo unknown; Tu closed · Indefatigable
Cafe · cafe
Ice Cream · ice cream
Seafood, Local, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 07:00-11:00, 17:00-23:00; Su 09:00-14:00 Features: vegan options · Islas Plaza
Fish, Local, Seafood, Restaurant · Fish/Local restaurant · 382 Avenida Charles Darwin
International, Juices, Happy Hour, Restaurant · International/Juices restaurant
Burger, Fish, Local, Seafood, Restaurant · Burger/Fish restaurant · Avenida Charles Darwin
Regional, Restaurant · Regional restaurant
Breakfast, Local, Seafood, Restaurant · Breakfast/Local restaurant · Charles Binford
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su,PH 16:00-23:00
Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · 744 Avenida Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora
Cafe · cafe
Ice Cream · ice cream
Seafood, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating
Fish, Local, Fast Food · Fish/Local fast food
Burger, Mexican, Restaurant · Burger/Mexican restaurant · Tomás de Berlanga
Regional, Restaurant · Regional restaurant
Fast Food · fast food
Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating
Cafe · cafe
Seafood, Regional, Local, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · Avenida Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora
Regional, Restaurant · Regional restaurant
Fast Food · fast food
Restaurant · restaurant
Cafe · cafe
Seafood, Restaurant · Seafood restaurant · Charles Binford
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Airports
Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport (GPS) 33 km to the centre
Isla Baltra, W, EC — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 2 airlines (Aerolane, TAME) · direct flights to 1 destination incl. Guayaquil (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 1 direct destination
- Aerolane XL (A319) · 1 route: Guayaquil
- TAME EQ (A320) · 1 route: Guayaquil
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Gus Angermeyer Ferry Terminal
Ferry terminal · 0.1 km from the centre
Muelle de Carga
Ferry terminal · 0.1 km from the centre
Muelle Pescadores
Ferry terminal · 0.4 km from the centre
Ferry a las Grietas
Ferry terminal · 0.5 km from the centre
Finch bay hotel pier
Ferry terminal · 0.6 km from the centre
Puerto Ayora ⟷ Angermeyer Point Water Taxi
Ferry route
Santa Cruz ⟷ Floreana Ferry
Ferry route
Santa Cruz ⟷ Isabela Ferry
Ferry route
Santa Cruz ⟷ San Cristóbal Ferry
Ferry route
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
October – March
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Shoulder season
April – May, September
Milder and quieter, with better value.
Worth avoiding
June – August
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Puerto Ayora, Ecuador — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in. By water: 5 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Gus Angermeyer Ferry Terminal, 0.1 km); routes include Puerto Ayora ⟷ Angermeyer Point Water Taxi, Santa Cruz ⟷ Floreana Ferry, Santa Cruz ⟷ Isabela Ferry.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.