Where to Stay in Quito
Best neighborhoods to base yourself in Quito for your 2026 trip — from central hotels to areas within easy reach of Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO).
Best neighborhoods to stay in Quito
Old Town (UNESCO) + La Compañía church
70 min from UIOLargest + best-preserved Spanish colonial historic centre in the Americas. Plaza Grande + Jesuit La Compañía (USD 5, 7-tonnes of gold leaf). 2 hours.
TelefériQo cable car + Cruz Loma
80 min from UIO4,100m cable car up Pichincha volcano — Andean panorama. USD 9. 1.5 hours. Altitude warning: 2,850m base.
Mitad del Mundo (Equator monument)
60 min from UIO0°0'0" monument 26km north of Quito — straddle both hemispheres. USD 5. Add Intiñan Museum for the real equator (USD 4). 1.5 hours.
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Eat here
Llapingachos (potato cakes). Ceviche de camarón. Locro de papa (potato-cheese soup). Hornado (roast pork). Pilsener + Pilsener Light beer.
Local tip
UIO is 18km from centre — but at 2,850m altitude even airport-only stops can give mild altitude headaches. For under 6-hour layovers: stay airside. For 8+ hours: Old Town + La Ronda. Aeroservicios bus (USD 8) is the budget option. Wear layers — chilly evenings.
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Getting out of Quito (UIO)
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