Why go
- Capital city of Ecuador.
- Served by Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO).
History
Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 1.7 million in the city and 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 13 airlines, 23 direct destinations
- TAME EQ (Embraer 170, Embraer 190, A320, A319) · 14 routes: Bogota, Coca, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Havana, La Toma (Catamayo), LGQ, Lima, Macas, Manta, Santa Rosa, Sao Paulo, Tulcan
- LAN Airlines LA (A320, A319, A340-600) · 5 routes: Cali*, Guayaquil, Lima, Madrid*, Rio Negro*
- Aerolane XL (A319, A320, 767-300) · 3 routes: Cuenca, Guayaquil, Miami
- Aerolineas Galapagos (Aerogal) 2K (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Bogota, Coca, Guayaquil
- Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia AV (A320, A319) · 3 routes: Bogota*, Lima, San Salvador
- American Airlines AA (A319, 757) · 2 routes: Guayaquil*, Miami
- Copa Airlines CM (737-800, Embraer 190, 737-700) · 2 routes: Bogota*, Panama City
- Iberia Airlines IB (345, A340-600, 340, 342) · 2 routes: Guayaquil, Madrid
- AeroMéxico AM (737) · 1 route: Mexico City
- Air France AF (777-200, 777) · 1 route: Guayaquil*
- Delta Air Lines DL (737-700) · 1 route: Atlanta
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (777) · 1 route: Guayaquil
- United Airlines UA (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Houston
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.
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: UIO has direct flights to 23 destinations on 13 airlines (incl. Guayaquil, Bogota, Lima, Coca, Cuenca…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Quito, Ecuador. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.