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Ibarra · Ecuador

Car hire and driving in Ibarra

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Ecuador traffic drives on the right. Picking up at UIO means 59 km (37 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648798 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648848.

Drives from Ibarra

Car rental from Ibarra: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ibarra to QuitoEcuador78 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Ibarra to PastoColombia135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Ibarra to Santo Domingo de los ColoradosEcuador135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Ibarra to LatacungaEcuador153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Ibarra to EsmeraldasEcuador183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Ibarra to AmbatoEcuador186 km (116 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Ibarra to QuevedoEcuador214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 15 min
Ibarra to RiobambaEcuador232 km (144 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Ibarra to PitalitoColombia285 km (177 mi)about 4 h 21 min
Ibarra to PopayánColombia287 km (178 mi)about 4 h 22 min
Ibarra to PortoviejoEcuador302 km (188 mi)about 4 h 37 min
Ibarra to FlorenciaColombia314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Ibarra to LimaPeru1,383 km (860 mi)about 21 h 6 min
Ibarra to BogotáColombia653 km (406 mi)about 9 h 57 min
Ibarra to CaracasVenezuela1,678 km (1,043 mi)about 25 h 36 min
Ibarra to GuayaquilEcuador344 km (214 mi)about 5 h 15 min
Ibarra to CaliColombia386 km (240 mi)about 5 h 53 min
Ibarra to MedellínColombia714 km (444 mi)about 10 h 54 min
Ibarra to MaracaiboVenezuela1,352 km (840 mi)about 20 h 37 min
Ibarra to ValenciaVenezuela1,563 km (971 mi)about 23 h 50 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Ibarra?

The right, as everywhere in Ecuador.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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.