Transportation from Quito City Center to Quito Airport
Although Mariscal Sucre International Airport is approximately 40 km from the city of Quito, it is quite easy to reach by using various vehicles in the city.
One of the most convenient ways to reach the airport is to take the private buses that run between the city center and the airport. These buses depart from the old airport, which is currently used as a park, and arrive at the new airport after about an hour's journey.
Buses depart every half hour on weekdays and every hour on weekends. Free internet service is available on the buses. One suitcase and one hand luggage up to 23 kg are included in the ticket price. You have to pay an additional fee for extra baggage. Tickets are available online or at the bus ticket office.
City buses to the airport depart from the Rio Coca terminal just outside the city centre. Buses operating between 05.45 in the morning and 21.30 in the evening take you to the airport in approximately 1.5 hours depending on the traffic situation.
You will not have any trouble finding a taxi, especially in the touristic center of the city. You can either turn from the street or ask the receptionist of your hotel to call a taxi for you. Taxis apply pre-determined price tariffs from the city center to the airport, and when traveling towards the airport, you pay 3-4 dollars less than the arrival schedule.
Transportation from Lima Jorge Chávez Airport to the City Center
There are airport shuttles, hotel transfer, taxi and car rental options for transportation to the city center, which is 11 kilometers from Lima Jorge Chávez Airport.
Shuttle services are the most preferred means of transportation by tourists to go from the airport to the city center. The shuttles departing from the airport exit reach the city center in approximately 40 minutes. Those who want to use the service alone pay $ 25. The service is more advantageous if it is held as a group of 3-4 people.
Many hotels in Lima offer private transfer services to the airport. For detailed information and price, you can contact the hotel where you will stay.
Transportation to the city center is provided by green taxis at the terminal exit. There are also free taxi drivers who offer to take you around the airport at more affordable prices; but we do not recommend using free taxis as it is not safe.
It is possible to reach the city center and around Lima by private car by renting a car from the car rental companies located at the airport exit.