Latacunga: 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.
Latacunga is a city of 205,624 people in Ecuador (Cotopaxi), 2,770 m (9,088 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), 95 km (59 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Latacunga runs from about 12 h 6 min a day in late June to 12 h 13 min in late December (computed for -0.93° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Latacunga is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), 95 km (59 mi) from the centre, whose 13,445-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX, 3 km).
Flights to Latacunga: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Latacunga · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Quito, 79 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Guayaquil, 199 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Cuenca, 222 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 98 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pasto, 281 km (Colombia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Ambato, 35 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Portoviejo, 205 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Eloy Alfaro, 193 km — buses · car rental
- Machala, 298 km
- Loja, 346 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Latacunga?
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), 95 km (59 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Latacunga?
About 205,624 people live in Latacunga, across 34 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Latacunga in?
America/Guayaquil, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Latacunga?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Latacunga?
Quito (79 km), Guayaquil (199 km), Cuenca (222 km), Santo Domingo de los Colorados (98 km), Pasto (281 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.