Transport in Ecuador


Transportation in Ecuador uses six transportation methods to transport passengers and freight. They are aviation, highways, pipelines, ports and harbors, railways, and waterways

Aviation

National airlines

359

Airports (paved)

Airports (unpaved)

Heliports

Highways

The Sierra Region still plays an important role in transportation throughout the country. The Pan-American Highway crosses it from North to South. Ecuador has managed to update some roads into 4-lane freeways:

Pacific Ocean

total:
31 ships totaling /
ships by type:
Foreign-owned: 2
Registered in other countries 1
total:
812 km
narrow gauge:
812 km gauge
There is a proposed rail connection with Colombia. On 5 July 2008 a meeting took place between Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador regarding a railway for freight and passengers to link the three countries, and linking the Pacific with the Atlantic also. There is no railway service to Peru.
In 2020, the Cuenca tram, the first modern rail transit line in Ecuador opened to public.

Waterways