Flight to Mexico City
Quito → Mexico City · about ~4h in the air · ~€140–500
Bus to Irapuato
Mexico City → Irapuato · about 4h 30m · ~€8–25
Bus to Salamanca
Irapuato → Salamanca · about 30m · ~€1–2
Quito → Salamanca
Ecuador to Mexico · 1 border · Where else can you go from Quito?
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About the trip from Quito to Salamanca
Quito (Ecuador) and Salamanca (Mexico) are 3,381 km (2,101 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by flight and bus, via Mexico City and Irapuato: ~12h 15m door to door with 2 changes. The fastest route, by flight and bus via Mexico City, Silao de la Victoria and Irapuato, takes ~11h. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need. It's a long trip, so you could break it with a night in Mexico City, about 5h in.
Step by step
- Flight from Quito to Mexico City: ~4h in the air, 3,134 km
- Bus from Mexico City to Irapuato: about 4h 30m, 271 km
- Bus from Irapuato to Salamanca: about 30m, 20 km
Every route we know
- Flight + Bus, via Mexico City and Irapuato: ~12h 15m, 2 changes
- Flight + Bus, via Mexico City, Silao de la Victoria and Irapuato: ~11h, 3 changes
Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have timetables, and fares are rough estimates, not quotes: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.