How much does a train ticket cost in Ecuador?

Tickets cost $4.60 and are available at the Quito train station (La Estación de Ferrocarril Chambacalle) located at Avenida Sincholagua and Avenida Vicente Moldonado, two kilometers south of the Old City center. The train departs Saturdays and Sundays at 8am.

Are there trains in Ecuador?

Ecuador Railway Tours Ecuador’s railways cut through the country’s most impressive landscapes. Today, the Tren Crucero and Devil’s Nose trains carry passengers along a thrilling route through the Andes Mountains, past indigenous villages, condors flying on thermal drafts, and snow-capped volcanoes.

What is the nickname for the tren Ecuador?

The engineering challenges in building this section earned it the nickname ‘the most difficult railway in the world’. The Devil’s Nose is one of the few sections of the track that was kept open as much of the rest of the route fell into disrepair.

How long is the bus from Quito to Guayaquil?

around 4 hours
A bus from Quito to Guayaquil takes around 4 hours.

Where is the train that goes to the coast of Ecuador?

Until the devastating storms driven by the 1997-1998 El Niño, thousands of travelers launched their rail trips to the coast from Ibarra, a tranquil but entertaining city a few hours north of Quito.

Is there a train from Ibarra to San Lorenzo?

Though the train no longer travels all the way to San Lorenzo, the remaining stretch of track from Ibarra to the village Primer Paso is well worth a ride. The trip boasts 23 tunnels, a dizzying 120-meter bridge over the River Ambi, and sojourns at several Andean villages.

How long did it take to build the railway in Ecuador?

In fact, the construction of the 373-kilometer Northern Railway between Quito and San Lorenzo and the 110-kilometers of track from Sibambe to Cuenca, Ecuador’s third largest city, took almost twice as long to build, 57 years, as the 464-kilometer line from Guayaquil to Quito.

Where is the railway line from Quito to Duran?

At Durán can be found workshops, and there the railway line to Quito starts. The first line, with a length of 447 Kilometres, the basic line, called south line, goes from Durán as a lowland section via Yaguachi and Milagro to Bucay where the main workshops can be found.