{"id":3166,"date":"2020-12-01T20:38:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T20:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/bienvenido-a\/informacion-general-sobre-ecuador\/transporte\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T17:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:06:47","slug":"transporte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/bienvenido-a\/informacion-general-sobre-ecuador\/transporte\/","title":{"rendered":"Tranportation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the cities of Ecuador, you can get around by bus, formal taxis, or app-based ride services. In the city of Quito, you also have access to municipal transportation such as the Trole, Ecov\u00eda, and the Quito Metro; and in Guayaquil, you have the Metrov\u00eda and the Cable Car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In rural parishes, you can find buses or pickup trucks that run regular routes, but with less frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For travel between cities or provinces, use the official bus terminals and purchase tickets at authorized ticket counters. Remember to verify the schedules directly at the bus terminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below ?? you will find reference information about the approximate costs of bus fares between cities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>? Tulc\u00e1n \u2013 Quito (capital of Ecuador): 6 dollars northbound and 7 dollars southbound<br>? Tulc\u00e1n \u2013 Ibarra: 3 dollars<br>? Tulc\u00e1n \u2013 Ambato: 10 dollars<br>? Tulc\u00e1n \u2013 Riobamba: 13 dollars<br>? Tulc\u00e1n \u2013 Manta: 20 dollars<br>? Tulc\u00e1n \u2013 Guayaquil: 17 dollars<br>? Tulc\u00e1n \u2013 Huaquillas: 22 to 25 dollars<br>? Huaquillas \u2013 Guayaquil: Between 5.5 and 7 dollars<br>? Huaquillas \u2013 Quito: Between 15 and 17 dollars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When using transportation, try to take buses and taxis at official stops, terminals, or safe points; avoid getting in at isolated or poorly lit places. Do not display valuable items and keep your belongings visible at all times. If possible, make long trips during the daytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a senior adult or have a disability, you have the right to pay half fare on public transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever you travel, remember to carry physical copies or photos of your visa or proof that you have applied for refugee status!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the cities of Ecuador, you can get around by bus, formal taxis, or app-based ride services. In the city of Quito, you also have access to municipal transportation such as the Trole, Ecov\u00eda, and the Quito Metro; and in Guayaquil, you have the Metrov\u00eda and the Cable Car. In rural parishes, you can find [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":3160,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3166","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3166"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5960,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3166\/revisions\/5960"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ecuador\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}