How far is it from Tulcán to Vilcabamba?

The distance between Tulcán and Vilcabamba is 615 mi 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 615 mi 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 88 mi on E35.

Tulcán Vilcabamba

Distance: 615 miDuration: 14 h 15 min

Driving from Tulcán to Vilcabamba takes about 14 h 15 min via E35. The distance is 615 mi. The straight-line distance is 366 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions158 · 615 mi

1 Depart right onto Pichincha 24 yd
2 Turn left onto Sucre 101 yd
3 Turn left onto 10 de Agosto 99 yd
4 Turn left onto Bolivar 1 mi
5 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Veintimilla 33 yd
6 Exit roundabout right onto Avenida Veintimilla 1 mi
7 Enter rotary right onto Avenida Veintimilla 50 yd
8 Exit rotary right onto Avenida Veintimilla 2 mi
9 Continue straight onto Vía San Gabriel - Tulcán 19 mi
10 Keep slightly right onto Vía San Gabriel Tulcán 91 yd
11 Merge slightly left onto Vía San Gabriel - Tulcán 1 mi
12 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar - San Gabriel 1 mi
13 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar - San Gabriel 3 mi

14 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar San Gabriel 8 mi
15 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar - San Gabriel 1 mi
16 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar -El Juncal 1 mi
17 Continue straight onto Vía Bolívar - El Juncal 15 mi
18 Continue straight onto Vía Ibarra - El Juncal 1 mi
19 Continue straight onto Vía El Juncal - Ibarra 4 mi
20 Enter rotary straight onto Vía El Juncal Ibarra 55 yd
21 Exit rotary straight onto Vía El Juncal Ibarra 4 mi
22 Keep slightly right 174 yd
23 Merge slightly left onto Vía El Juncal - Ibarra 7 mi
24 Continue straight onto Vía El Juncal Ibarra 5 mi
25 Merge slightly left onto Vía Ibarra - El Juncal 6 mi
26 Continue straight onto Vía Ibarra El Juncal 1 mi
27 Continue straight onto Panamericana Norte 3 mi
28 Continue straight onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 1 mi
29 Enter rotary slightly right onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 71 yd
30 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 1 mi
31 Enter rotary right onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 123 yd
32 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenida Cristóbal de Troya 1 mi
33 Enter rotary straight onto Avenida Mariano Acosta 10 yd
34 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenida Mariano Acosta 2 mi
35 Continue straight onto Vía Ibarra Atuntaqui 3 mi
36 Continue slightly left onto Vía Ibarra Atuntaqui 3 mi
37 Continue straight onto Vía Atuntaqui Otavalo 4 mi
38 Keep straight onto Peaje San Roque 1 mi
39 Continue straight onto Vía Atuntaqui Otavalo 4 mi
40 Continue straight onto Panamericana Norte 1 mi
41 Enter roundabout right onto Avenida Juan de Albarrazin 105 yd
42 Exit roundabout right onto Avenida Juan de Albarrazin 1 mi
43 Turn right onto Avenida Atahualpa 2 mi
44 At end of road, turn left onto Panamericana Norte 1 mi
45 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 43 yd
46 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 6 mi
47 Enter roundabout straight onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 118 yd
48 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 5 mi
49 Enter roundabout straight onto Via Cajas Tabacundo 6 yd
50 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Via Cajas Tabacundo 7 mi
51 Continue straight onto Via Cajas Tabacundo 109 yd
52 Continue slightly right onto Tabacundo 3 mi
53 Continue straight onto Vía Guayllabamba Tabacundo 7 mi
54 Keep slightly left onto Vía Guayllabamba Tabacundo 8 mi
55 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 15 yd
56 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 2 mi
57 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 49 yd
58 Exit roundabout right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 5 mi
59 Continue straight onto Via Guayllabamba Quito 3 mi
60 Turn right 1 mi
61 Turn right onto Huayrañan 93 yd
62 At end of road, turn left onto Huayrañan 174 yd
63 At end of road, turn right onto Avenida Panamericana Norte 5 mi
64 Take exit slightly right 24 yd
65 Keep slightly left onto Vía tunel 1 mi
66 Merge slightly right onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 3 mi
67 Enter rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 16 yd
68 Exit rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 1 mi
69 Enter rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 100 yd
70 Exit rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 3 mi
71 Merge slightly left onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 22 mi
72 Continue straight onto Avenida Colectora Quito - Tambillo 3 mi
73 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 4 mi
74 Keep slightly left onto Panamericana Sur 61 yd
75 Continue straight onto Avenida Alóag Latacunga 2 mi
76 Continue straight onto Vía Alóag Latacunga 2 mi
77 Continue straight onto Vía Panamericana 3 mi
78 Continue straight onto Vía Alóag Latacunga 13 mi
79 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 13 mi
80 Continue straight onto Paso Lateral Latacunga 3 mi
81 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 24 mi
82 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
83 Continue straight onto Paso Lateral de Ambato 8 mi
84 Keep slightly left 1 mi
85 Continue straight onto Avenida Bolivariana 2 mi
86 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Panamericana Sur Paso Lateral 8 yd
87 Exit roundabout straight onto Panamericana Sur Paso Lateral 26 mi
88 Keep slightly right 1 mi
89 Merge slightly left onto Panamericana Sur 7 mi
90 Turn right onto Avenida Monseñor Leonidas Proaño 2 mi
91 Turn right onto Panamericana Sur 5 mi
92 Continue straight onto Panamerica Sur 1 mi
93 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 3 mi
94 Turn slightly left onto 2 de Agosto 1 mi
95 Continue straight onto Garcia Moreno 1 mi
96 Continue straight onto Avenida Unidad Nacional 1 mi
97 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 2 mi
98 Turn right onto Balbanera - Pallatanga - Cumandá 19 mi
99 Continue straight onto Balbanera - Pallatanga - Cumandá 48 mi
100 Enter roundabout right onto Avenida Los Puentes 31 yd
101 Exit roundabout right onto Avenida Los Puentes 1 mi
102 Continue straight onto Balbanera - Pallatanga - Cumandá 21 mi
103 Enter roundabout straight onto Paso Lateral de El Triunfo 74 yd
104 Exit roundabout right onto Paso Lateral de El Triunfo 3 mi
105 Enter roundabout right onto Antigua Vía Cuenca - Guayaquil 124 yd
106 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Antigua Vía Cuenca - Guayaquil 1 mi
107 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Paso Lateral Manuel J. Calle 69 yd
108 Exit roundabout straight onto Paso Lateral Manuel J. Calle 1 mi
109 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía -Manuel J Calle - La Troncal 110 yd
110 Exit roundabout straight onto Vía -Manuel J Calle - La Troncal 5 mi
111 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Paso Lateral de La Troncal 37 yd
112 Exit roundabout straight onto Paso Lateral de La Troncal 3 mi
113 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Alfonso Andrade 7 yd
114 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Alfonso Andrade 1 mi
115 Continue straight onto Vía Puerto Inca - La Troncal 11 mi
116 Continue straight onto Avenida Alfonso Andrade 2 mi
117 Continue straight onto Via Puerto Inca La Troncal 1 mi
118 Continue straight onto Vía Puerto Inca - La Troncal 4 mi
119 Keep slightly left onto Vía Puerto Inca - La Troncal 1 mi
120 Merge slightly right onto Troncal de la Costa 12 mi
121 Continue straight onto Avenida Panamericana 1 mi
122 Turn right onto Avenida Olmedo 1 mi
123 Enter roundabout right onto Avenida Olmedo 32 yd
124 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Olmedo 149 yd
125 Continue straight onto Avenida Homero Castro Zurita 1 mi
126 Merge slightly left onto Avenida Panamericana 1 mi
127 Continue straight onto Troncal de la Costa 46 mi
128 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Troncal de la Costa 156 yd
129 Exit roundabout straight onto Troncal de la Costa 23 mi
130 Take exit left 54 yd
131 Continue right 2 mi
132 Enter roundabout straight onto Carretera Transversal Sur 4 yd
133 Exit roundabout straight onto Carretera Transversal Sur 26 mi
134 Continue straight onto Avenida Loja 6 mi
135 Continue straight onto Carretera Transversal Sur 45 mi
136 Keep slightly left onto Carretera Transversal Sur 139 yd
137 Merge slightly right onto Troncal de la Sierra / Carretera Panamericana Sur 23 mi
138 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Troncal de la Sierra / Carretera Panamericana Sur 28 yd
139 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Troncal de la Sierra / Carretera Panamericana Sur 2 mi
140 Enter roundabout straight onto Isidro Ayora 37 yd
141 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Isidro Ayora 1 mi
142 Turn right onto Avenida Catamayo 1 mi
143 Continue straight onto Catamayo - Gonzanamá 4 mi
144 Keep slightly left onto Vía Intervalles 8 mi
145 Continue left onto Calle del Estadio 1 mi
146 Turn right onto Calle 4 1 mi
147 Continue straight onto Vía Intervalles 2 mi
148 Continue slightly left onto Vía Intervalles 3 mi
149 Continue slightly left onto Vía Intervalles 12 mi
150 Continue straight onto Montufar 3 mi
151 Turn right onto Justiniano Estupiñan 3 mi
152 Continue slightly left onto Avenida Eterna Juventud 2 mi
153 Turn left 1 mi
154 Turn right 28 yd
155 Turn left onto Avenida Eterna Juventud 2 mi
156 Turn slightly left onto Bolivar 1 mi
157 Turn left onto Vilca Vida 1 mi
158 Arrive straight onto Vilca Vida

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The return trip from Vilcabamba to Tulcán covers roughly the same distance, 615 mi.

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How far is it from Tulcán to Vilcabamba?: The distance between Tulcán and Vilcabamba is 615 mi 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 615 mi 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 88 mi on E35.

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