Ecuador: cities and how to get around
17 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Ecuador has 17 cities on this site, including the capital, Quito. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
Cities in Ecuador
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | Pichincha | 2,781,641 | UIO (22 km) | 947 |
| Guayaquil | Guayas | 2,723,665 | GYE (4 km) | 414 |
| Cuenca | Azuay | 636,996 | CUE (1 km) | 478 |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | 458,580 | UIO (93 km) | 20 |
| Ambato | Tungurahua Province | 387,309 | LTX (38 km) | — |
| Portoviejo | Manabí | 321,800 | MEC (28 km) | — |
| Eloy Alfaro | Guayas | 315,724 | GYE (5 km) | — |
| Machala | El Oro | 289,141 | ETR (21 km) | — |
| Loja | Loja | 274,112 | — | — |
| Manta | Manabí | 264,281 | MEC (6 km) | — |
| Riobamba | Chimborazo Province | 264,048 | LTX (84 km) | — |
| Ibarra | Imbabura | 221,149 | UIO (59 km) | — |
| Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | 218,727 | ESM (4 km) | — |
| Quevedo | Los Ríos | 213,842 | LTX (95 km) | — |
| Latacunga | Cotopaxi | 205,624 | UIO (95 km) | — |
| Daule | Guayas | 173,684 | GYE (35 km) | — |
| Milagro | Guayas | 133,508 | GYE (32 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Peru, Colombia.
Common questions
Which cities in Ecuador are covered?
Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ambato, Portoviejo, Eloy Alfaro, Machala and 9 more.
What currency does Ecuador use?
The Dollar (USD).
Which side of the road does Ecuador drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.