Quito → Otavalo · about 79 km · about 1h 15min · fixed price €75 per vehicle.
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Private transfer, Quito Airport (UIO) to Otavalo: the car (1–3 passengers) is €75 and the van (4–8) is €110, a set price for the vehicle that does not change at checkout. Expect 79 km on the road via E28B and E35; about 1h 15min off-peak, 75–90 min in rush hour.
Pickup: The driver waits in the Public Arrivals Hall of the passenger terminal, the area outside baggage reclaim and customs where international and domestic arrivals come out, holding a sign with your name. The booking includes flight monitoring and an hour of free waiting from touchdown; your bags are loaded for you.
Otavalo is a market town in Imbabura province, north of Quito, between the Imbabura and Cotacachi volcanoes. The airport is on the northern side of Quito, so the road does not enter the city: it follows the Collas highway towards Guayllabamba, continues on the E28B towards Tabacundo and then on the E35 (Panamericana Norte) over the Cajas pass to Lake San Pablo and Otavalo. The route crosses the equator near Cayambe on the way and passes rose-growing greenhouses around Tabacundo.
The heart of the town is Plaza de Ponchos, the craft market of textiles, ponchos and hammocks that runs daily and spreads into the surrounding streets on Saturdays, when the animal market also takes place on the edge of town. Hotels are mostly in the compact grid around the plaza or in haciendas by Lake San Pablo, a few kilometres south-east. Nearby day trips include the Peguche waterfall, the leather town of Cotacachi and Cuicocha crater lake. Saturday mornings bring the heaviest traffic into the centre.
Public transport instead: Consorcio OPERNORTE (Quito Metropolitan District public transport, listed by Quito Airport) bus from Mariscal Sucre International Airport passenger terminal to Carcelén Terminal (north Quito), daily, 06:05-20:30. No direct public transport runs from the airport to Otavalo. The airport bus to the Carcelén terminal in north Quito reaches the northern bus terminal, where intercity buses towards Imbabura province start; the trip therefore needs at least one change.
Sources (checked 30 Oct 2026): aeropuertoquito.aero; road distance and driving time: OSRM / OpenStreetMap.
Price per vehicle, not per person. Luggage and child seats in the booking.
No asterisks, no surcharges on arrival.
Same rules, same fixed price.
No queues, no language barrier — just a relaxed ride at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Pick your destination, date and number of passengers, then pay securely online by card. The confirmation arrives by email right after payment.
Your driver waits at the UIO arrivals exit holding a sign with your name. He helps with the luggage and speaks fluent English. We pick up at Quito Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) in Tababela and drive to any address in Quito — the Old Town around Plaza Grande, La Mariscal, La Carolina and every other district — and on to the Cumbayá, Tumbaco and Los Chillos valleys, Mitad del Mundo, the TelefériQo, Otavalo, Papallacta, Mindo and Cotopaxi National Park. Other trips in Ecuador, for example to Baños, Latacunga or Quilotoa, on request.
A clean, comfortable car, checked before every ride. Bottled water, Wi-Fi and child seats on request. You pay online in advance by card.
Every driver is hand-picked and speaks fluent English.
Exactly what every transfer includes — no asterisks, no hidden extras.
Four small things that matter a lot after a long flight.
The price shown when you book is the final price. No surcharges for traffic and no surprises on arrival.
We track your flight live and move the pickup if it is delayed. The first 60 minutes after landing are free.
Your driver waits inside the terminal holding a sign with your name — no hunting for your phone in the rain at 11 pm. He helps with the bags.
A real person on WhatsApp, around the clock. Change of time, lost luggage? Sorted in minutes.
About 79 km via E28B and E35: 1h 15min with clear roads, 75–90 min in heavy traffic. The price stays €75 per car either way.
The driver waits in the Public Arrivals Hall of the passenger terminal, the area outside baggage reclaim and customs where international and domestic arrivals come out, holding a sign with your name.
Consorcio OPERNORTE (Quito Metropolitan District public transport, listed by Quito Airport) bus from Mariscal Sucre International Airport passenger terminal to Carcelén Terminal (north Quito), daily, 06:05-20:30.
The craft market at Plaza de Ponchos runs every day, but Saturday is the main market day, when stalls fill the streets around the plaza and the animal market is held.
No. The airport lies north-east of Quito, and the road to Otavalo goes north via Guayllabamba and the Panamericana without entering the city.
No — that is the price for the whole car for up to 3 people. For 4–8 people the van costs €110, also per vehicle.
No. The price shown when you book is the final price — no surcharges for traffic, airport fees or luggage.
Yes, free of charge up to 24 hours before the ride — you get a full refund. Later cancellations and no-shows are not refunded.
We are reachable around the clock, 7 days a week — before, during and after your trip.
