Galapagos: Getting There
The Galapagos Islands are located on the equator some 600 miles from the coast of Ecuador in South America. Visitors fly to the Galapagos from the international airports in Quito or Guayaquil, Ecuador.
AWR can help arrange your local and international flights.
Flight Information
The flights to the Galapagos depart from Quito with a stop-over in Guayaquil en-route before heading to Galapagos' airport where passengers meet their guides and head off on their cruise of the islands. The flights leave every morning from Quito or Guayaquil. The flight from Quito to Galapagos lasts approximately two hours.
Flights are automatically confirmed with the cruise. It is recommended to check in two hours prior departure.
Shuttle services IN & OUT from the main hotels in Quito and Guayaquil are provided in combination with our cruise departure dates. Transfers between the hotel and the airport is $50/person one-way.
**Luggage: Only one checked bag (maximum 30 kg) and one carry-on are allowed per passenger.
International Airport Departure Tax:
- Guayaquil: $30.16/person as of January 1, 2011
- Quito: $40.80/person
- Payable only in cash
Flights to San Cristobal
Tame Flights (January 20 - June 30, 2010)
- Quito-Guayaquil 9:30am-10:15am EQ195
- Guayaquil-San Cristobal: 11:00am-11:30am EQ195
- San Cristobal-Guayaquil: 12:15-14:45pm EQ194
- Guayaquil-Quito: 15:30-16:15pm EQ194
- San Cristobal-Guayaquil: 14:40pm-15:10pm
- Guayaquil-Quito: 16:00pm-16:54pm
Aerogal Flights
- Quito-Guayaquil 9:00am-9:45am 2K036
- Guayaquil-San Cristobal: 10:30am-11:20am 2K036
- San Cristobal-Guayaquil: 12:05pm-12:55pm 2K037
- Guayaquil-Quito: 15:40pm-16:25pm 2K037
Flights to Baltra
Tame Flights (January 27, 2010)
Mondays/Tuesdays/Thursdays:
- Quito-Baltra 10:00-11:00am EQ193
- Guayaquil-Baltra: 10:20-11:00am EQ191
- Baltra-Guayaquil: 11:40am-14:20pm EQ192
- Baltra-Quito: 11:40am-15:45pm EQ190
Wednesdays/Fridays/Sundays:
- Quito-Guayaquil 8:45-9:30am EQ191
- Guayaquil-Baltra: 10:20-11:00am EQ191
- Baltra-Guayaquil: 11:40am-14:20pm EQ192
- Baltra-Quito: 11:40am-15:45pm EQ190
Flight Prices
All prices are approximate until booked and in U.S. dollars.
| Route | Adult Price | Children under 12 |
| Quito-Galapagos-Quito | $575 | $300 |
| Guayaquil-Galapagos-Guayaquil | $525 | $250 |
| Quito-Galapagos-Guayaquil | $545 | $275 |
| Guayaquil-Galapagos-Quito | $545 | $275 |
NOTE: Low season is about $50/person less May 1 - June 14 and September 15 - October 31.
Who will meet you at the Airport in Galapagos?
Upon the arrival to the Baltra Airport or San Cristobal Airport, your guides will be waiting for you with a sign of the ship. They will receive the passengers, check the passengers in the list to verify no one has been left behind, and transport them in the airline's bus to the dock where the vessel is anchored.
