How far is it from Tulcán to Vilcabamba?

The distance between Tulcán and Vilcabamba is 989 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Tulcán to Vilcabamba?

The drive from Tulcán to Vilcabamba takes approximately 14 h 15 min by car.

What is the best route from Tulcán to Vilcabamba?

The fastest route from Tulcán to Vilcabamba covers 989 km with a driving time of approximately 14 h 15 min.

Which direction is Vilcabamba from Tulcán?

Vilcabamba lies roughly to the south of Tulcán.

Which roads does the route from Tulcán to Vilcabamba follow?

The drive from Tulcán to Vilcabamba mainly follows E35, E487, E50. The longest single stretch is 141 km on E35.

Tulcán Vilcabamba

Distance: 989 kmDrive time: 14 h 15 min

Driving from Tulcán to Vilcabamba takes about 14 h 15 min via E35. The distance is 989 km. The straight-line distance is 588 km. Driving directions

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Driving directions158 · 989 km

1 Depart right onto Pichincha 22 m
2 Turn left onto Sucre 92 m
3 Turn left onto 10 de Agosto 91 m
4 Turn left onto Bolivar 2 km
5 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Veintimilla 30 m
6 Exit roundabout right onto Avenida Veintimilla 872 m
7 Enter rotary right onto Avenida Veintimilla 45 m
8 Exit rotary right onto Avenida Veintimilla 4 km
9 Continue straight onto Vía San Gabriel - Tulcán 31 km
10 Keep slightly right onto Vía San Gabriel Tulcán 83 m
11 Merge slightly left onto Vía San Gabriel - Tulcán 2 km
12 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar - San Gabriel 374 m
13 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar - San Gabriel 5 km

14 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar San Gabriel 13 km
15 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar - San Gabriel 996 m
16 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar -El Juncal 294 m
17 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar - El Juncal 24 km
18 Continue straight onto Vía Ibarra - El Juncal 248 m
19 Continue straight onto Vía El Juncal - Ibarra 5 km
20 Enter rotary straight onto Vía El Juncal Ibarra 50 m
21 Exit rotary straight onto Vía El Juncal Ibarra 6 km
22 Keep slightly right 159 m
23 Merge slightly left onto Vía El Juncal - Ibarra 11 km
24 Continue straight onto Vía El Juncal Ibarra 8 km
25 Merge slightly left onto Vía Ibarra - El Juncal 10 km
26 Continue straight onto Vía Ibarra El Juncal 179 m
27 Continue straight onto Panamericana Norte 5 km
28 Continue straight onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 680 m
29 Enter rotary slightly right onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 65 m
30 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 543 m
31 Enter rotary right onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 112 m
32 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 2 km
33 Enter rotary straight onto Avenida Mariano Acosta 9 m
34 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenida Mariano Acosta 2 km
35 Continue straight onto Vía Ibarra Atuntaqui 4 km
36 Continue slightly left onto Vía Ibarra Atuntaqui 5 km
37 Continue straight onto Vía Atuntaqui Otavalo 6 km
38 Keep straight onto Peaje San Roque 223 m
39 Continue straight onto Vía Atuntaqui Otavalo 6 km
40 Continue straight onto Panamericana Norte 948 m
41 Enter roundabout right onto Avenida Juan de Albarrazin 96 m
42 Exit roundabout right onto Avenida Juan de Albarrazin 176 m
43 Turn right onto Avenida Atahualpa 3 km
44 At end of road, turn left onto Panamericana Norte 172 m
45 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 40 m
46 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 10 km
47 Enter roundabout straight onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 108 m
48 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 7 km
49 Enter roundabout straight onto Via Cajas Tabacundo 5 m
50 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Via Cajas Tabacundo 11 km
51 Continue straight onto Via Cajas Tabacundo 100 m
52 Continue slightly right onto Tabacundo 5 km
53 Continue straight onto Vía Guayllabamba Tabacundo 11 km
54 Keep slightly left onto Vía Guayllabamba Tabacundo 12 km
55 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 14 m
56 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 4 km
57 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 45 m
58 Exit roundabout right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 7 km
59 Continue straight onto Via Guayllabamba Quito 4 km
60 Turn right 498 m
61 Turn right onto Huayrañan 85 m
62 At end of road, turn left onto Huayrañan 159 m
63 At end of road, turn right onto Avenida Panamericana Norte 7 km
64 Take exit slightly right 22 m
65 Keep slightly left onto Vía tunel 546 m
66 Merge slightly right onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 5 km
67 Enter rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 15 m
68 Exit rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 2 km
69 Enter rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 91 m
70 Exit rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 4 km
71 Merge slightly left onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 35 km
72 Continue straight onto Avenida Colectora Quito - Tambillo 4 km
73 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 6 km
74 Keep slightly left onto Panamericana Sur 56 m
75 Continue straight onto Avenida Alóag Latacunga 4 km
76 Continue straight onto Vía Alóag Latacunga 4 km
77 Continue straight onto Vía Panamericana 4 km
78 Continue straight onto Vía Alóag Latacunga 20 km
79 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 20 km
80 Continue straight onto Paso Lateral Latacunga 5 km
81 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 38 km
82 Take exit slightly right 572 m
83 Continue straight onto Paso Lateral de Ambato 12 km
84 Keep slightly left 434 m
85 Continue straight onto Avenida Bolivariana 2 km
86 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Panamericana Sur Paso Lateral 8 m
87 Exit roundabout straight onto Panamericana Sur Paso Lateral 41 km
88 Keep slightly right 294 m
89 Merge slightly left onto Panamericana Sur 11 km
90 Turn right onto Avenida Monseñor Leonidas Proaño 3 km
91 Turn right onto Panamericana Sur 8 km
92 Continue straight onto Panamerica Sur 222 m
93 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 4 km
94 Turn slightly left onto 2 de Agosto 494 m
95 Continue straight onto Garcia Moreno 2 km
96 Continue straight onto Avenida Unidad Nacional 186 m
97 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 3 km
98 Turn right onto Balbanera - Pallatanga - Cumandá 30 km
99 Continue straight onto Balbanera - Pallatanga - Cumandá 77 km
100 Enter roundabout right onto Avenida Los Puentes 29 m
101 Exit roundabout right onto Avenida Los Puentes 204 m
102 Continue straight onto Balbanera - Pallatanga - Cumandá 33 km
103 Enter roundabout straight onto Paso Lateral de El Triunfo 68 m
104 Exit roundabout right onto Paso Lateral de El Triunfo 5 km
105 Enter roundabout right onto Antigua Vía Cuenca - Guayaquil 114 m
106 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Antigua Vía Cuenca - Guayaquil 842 m
107 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Paso Lateral Manuel J. Calle 63 m
108 Exit roundabout straight onto Paso Lateral Manuel J. Calle 2 km
109 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía -Manuel J Calle - La Troncal 101 m
110 Exit roundabout straight onto Vía -Manuel J Calle - La Troncal 7 km
111 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Paso Lateral de La Troncal 34 m
112 Exit roundabout straight onto Paso Lateral de La Troncal 4 km
113 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Alfonso Andrade 6 m
114 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Alfonso Andrade 287 m
115 Continue straight onto Vía Puerto Inca - La Troncal 17 km
116 Continue straight onto Avenida Alfonso Andrade 2 km
117 Continue straight onto Via Puerto Inca La Troncal 2 km
118 Continue straight onto Vía Puerto Inca - La Troncal 5 km
119 Keep slightly left onto Vía Puerto Inca - La Troncal 264 m
120 Merge slightly right onto Troncal de la Costa 19 km
121 Continue straight onto Avenida Panamericana 883 m
122 Turn right onto Avenida Olmedo 2 km
123 Enter roundabout right onto Avenida Olmedo 29 m
124 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Olmedo 136 m
125 Continue straight onto Avenida Homero Castro Zurita 829 m
126 Merge slightly left onto Avenida Panamericana 2 km
127 Continue straight onto Troncal de la Costa 73 km
128 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Troncal de la Costa 142 m
129 Exit roundabout straight onto Troncal de la Costa 37 km
130 Take exit left 49 m
131 Continue right 3 km
132 Enter roundabout straight onto Carretera Transversal Sur 3 m
133 Exit roundabout straight onto Carretera Transversal Sur 42 km
134 Continue straight onto Avenida Loja 9 km
135 Continue straight onto Carretera Transversal Sur 72 km
136 Keep slightly left onto Carretera Transversal Sur 127 m
137 Merge slightly right onto Troncal de la Sierra / Carretera Panamericana Sur 37 km
138 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Troncal de la Sierra / Carretera Panamericana Sur 26 m
139 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Troncal de la Sierra / Carretera Panamericana Sur 3 km
140 Enter roundabout straight onto Isidro Ayora 34 m
141 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Isidro Ayora 2 km
142 Turn right onto Avenida Catamayo 2 km
143 Continue straight onto Catamayo - Gonzanamá 6 km
144 Keep slightly left onto Vía Intervalles 13 km
145 Continue left onto Calle del Estadio 266 m
146 Turn right onto Calle 4 195 m
147 Continue straight onto Vía Intervalles 3 km
148 Continue slightly left onto Vía Intervalles 4 km
149 Continue slightly left onto Vía Intervalles 19 km
150 Continue straight onto Montufar 5 km
151 Turn right onto Justiniano Estupiñan 4 km
152 Continue slightly left onto Avenida Eterna Juventud 3 km
153 Turn left 229 m
154 Turn right 25 m
155 Turn left onto Avenida Eterna Juventud 2 km
156 Turn slightly left onto Bolivar 611 m
157 Turn left onto Vilca Vida 292 m
158 Arrive straight onto Vilca Vida

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The return trip from Vilcabamba to Tulcán covers roughly the same distance, 989 km.

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How far is it from Tulcán to Vilcabamba?: The distance between Tulcán and Vilcabamba is 989 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Tulcán to Vilcabamba?: The drive from Tulcán to Vilcabamba takes approximately 14 h 15 min by car.
What is the best route from Tulcán to Vilcabamba?: The fastest route from Tulcán to Vilcabamba covers 989 km with a driving time of approximately 14 h 15 min.
Which direction is Vilcabamba from Tulcán?: Vilcabamba lies roughly to the south of Tulcán.
Which roads does the route from Tulcán to Vilcabamba follow?: The drive from Tulcán to Vilcabamba mainly follows E35, E487, E50. The longest single stretch is 141 km on E35.

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