Guayaquil: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Guayaquil is a city of 2.7 million people in Ecuador (Guayas), 14 m (46 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 414 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Guayaquil runs from about 12 h 2 min a day in late June to 12 h 17 min in late December (computed for -2.2° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Guayaquil is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,154 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Guayaquil: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Guayaquil · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 414 places to stay in Guayaquil. Of the 237 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (104), and 9 are five-star. Across 92 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.6 out of 10. Guests have left 41,157 reviews in total.
Hotels in Guayaquil: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 13 hostels in Guayaquil, out of 414 places to stay of every kind — 3.1% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Guests have left 305 reviews across them.
Hostels in Guayaquil: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Quito, 266 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Cuenca, 126 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Piura, 343 km (Peru) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 230 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Ambato, 176 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Portoviejo, 141 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Eloy Alfaro, 6 km
- Machala, 118 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Loja, 214 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Manta, 167 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Cali, Houston, Punta del Este, Paita, Concepción, Santiago, Shanghai, Haifa, Barranquilla, Maracaibo.
Common questions
Which airport serves Guayaquil?
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre.
How big is Guayaquil?
About 2.7 million people live in Guayaquil, across 354 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Guayaquil in?
America/Guayaquil, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Guayaquil?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Guayaquil?
13 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Guayaquil.
How many hotels are there in Guayaquil?
Our booking partner lists 414 places to stay in Guayaquil, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Guayaquil?
Quito (266 km), Cuenca (126 km), Piura (343 km), Santo Domingo de los Colorados (230 km), Ambato (176 km).
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.