Quito → Quito Old Town · about 42 km · about 40 min · fixed price €40 per vehicle.
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A private transfer from Quito Airport (UIO) to Quito Old Town costs €40 per car for 1–3 passengers and €60 per van for 4–8. It is a fixed price for the whole vehicle, the same amount you pay when you book. The road distance is 42 km via Ruta Viva and Corredor Alpachaca; the drive takes about 40 min with clear roads, so plan on 40–50 min at busy times.
Where the driver waits: 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. We track your flight and the first 60 minutes after landing are free; the driver helps with your luggage.
Quito's airport is not in the city: it sits on the Tababela plateau, roughly 40 km east of the colonial centre and several hundred metres lower. The usual road climbs out of the valley on the Ruta Viva (Vía de Integración de los Valles), passes above Cumbayá and Tumbaco and joins Avenida Simón Bolívar, the ring road along the eastern edge of the city, before dropping into the Old Town. The airport puts the journey to the city at 35 to 50 minutes in moderate traffic; weekday rush hours on Simón Bolívar can add to that.
The Old Town (Centro Histórico) is a UNESCO World Heritage area of steep, narrow streets laid out around Plaza Grande, where the Carondelet Palace, the cathedral and the archbishop's palace face each other. La Compañía church and Plaza San Francisco are a few blocks away, La Ronda lane lies to the south and the Basílica del Voto Nacional to the north-east. Several streets around the main squares are pedestrian or have restricted access at weekends, so the car stops at the nearest point the hotel entrance allows. El Panecillo hill with its Virgin statue overlooks the area.
Public transport instead: Consorcio SOTRANOR (Quito Metropolitan District public transport, listed by Quito Airport) bus from Mariscal Sucre International Airport passenger terminal to Río Coca Terminal (north Quito), daily, 06:00-22:05. Consorcio COSIBO (Quito Metropolitan District public transport, listed by Quito Airport) bus from Mariscal Sucre International Airport passenger terminal to Quitumbe Terminal (south Quito), daily, 05:50-20:25. No public bus runs from the airport straight to the Old Town. The airport buses end at the Río Coca terminal in the north and the Quitumbe terminal in the south of Quito; the Old Town lies between them and is reached from there by city transport.
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 42 km via Ruta Viva and Corredor Alpachaca: 40 min with clear roads, 40–50 min in heavy traffic. The price stays €40 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.
No. The public airport buses run to the Río Coca terminal (north) and the Quitumbe terminal (south), and you continue from there across the city. A car goes straight to your hotel door in the Old Town.
Plaza Grande itself and some nearby blocks are pedestrian, so cars stop on the closest street that allows access. Most Old Town hotels are within a short walk of a point where a car can stop.
No — that is the price for the whole car for up to 3 people. For 4–8 people the van costs €60, 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.
