Car hire and driving in Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Ecuador traffic drives on the right. Picking up at UIO means 93 km (58 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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito | Ecuador | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quevedo | Ecuador | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Latacunga | Ecuador | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Ambato | Ecuador | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Ibarra | Ecuador | 135 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas | Ecuador | 145 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 13 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Riobamba | Ecuador | 167 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Portoviejo | Ecuador | 168 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Manta | Ecuador | 189 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Daule | Ecuador | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 3 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Milagro | Ecuador | 214 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Eloy Alfaro | Ecuador | 225 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 26 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Lima | Peru | 1,332 km (828 mi) | about 20 h 19 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Bogotá | Colombia | 783 km (486 mi) | about 11 h 56 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Guayaquil | Ecuador | 230 km (143 mi) | about 3 h 30 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Cali | Colombia | 505 km (314 mi) | about 7 h 42 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Medellín | Colombia | 826 km (513 mi) | about 12 h 36 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1,472 km (915 mi) | about 22 h 27 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Valencia | Venezuela | 1,694 km (1,053 mi) | about 25 h 50 min |
| Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 1,580 km (982 mi) | about 24 h 6 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Santo Domingo de los Colorados?
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 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.