GALAPAGOS FLIGHT

GETTING THERE

Galapagos travel information

GETTING THERE AND AWAY AIR

AIR

Flights to the Galapagos are expensive. There are two airlines that fly to the islands, AEROGAL and TAME. We will be more than happy to book the flights for you.

The main ports to leave for the Galapagos are in Quito and Guayaquil, though you can get flights from Cuenca and other major cities that make connections in either Quito or Guayaquil. Only Guyaquil and Quito offer direct flights.

AEROGAL Information:

GUAYAQUIL-BALTRA-GUAYAQUIL

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Route GYE-GPS Flight #32 leaves at 9:30 am and arrives at 10:10. Route GPS-GYE Flight #33 leaves at 10:40 am and arrives at 1:20

Sundays
Route GYE-GPS Flight #32 leaves at 10:15 am and arrives at 10:55. Route GPS -GYE Flight #33 leaves at 1:40 pm and arrives at 2:20

QUITO-BALTRA-QUITO

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Route UIO-GYE Flight #22 leaves at 8:15 am and arrives at 9:00. Route GYE-GPS Flight #32 leaves at 9:30 am and arrives at 10:10
Route GPS -GYE Flight #33 leaves at 10:40 am and arrives at 1:20 . Route GYE-UIO Flight #25 leaves at 1:55 am and arrives at 2:40

Sundays
Route UIO-GYE Flight #32 leaves at 8:45 and arrives at 9:30 . Route GYE-GPS Flight #32 leaves at 10:14 and arrives at 10:55
Route GPS -GYE Flight #33 leaves at 11:40 and arrives at 2:20. Route GYE-UIO Flight #33 leaves at 3:30 and arrives at 4:15

UIO -- QUITO
GYE -- GUAYAQUIL
GPS -- GALAPAGOS

TAME Information:

Quito: All flights leave in the morning at 7:30, 8:45 and 9:30.
$293.00 - $390.00 *
Guyaquil: All flights leave in the morning at 9:15, 10:30, and 11:15 $263.00 - $360.00 *

We will help organize all of your flights and bookings to suit your needs and travel plans! Let us know your travel dates and times, and we will book the tickets as soon as possible.

*Price depends on high/low season, whether you're a child or part of the Pacto-Andino. Ironically, we found that low season on the airlines is high season on the cruise ships and vice/versa.

There are also "special fares" that restrict the buyer to only 21 days in the islands. It's a great option for those who have a tight schedule and don't plan to stay longer than the 21 days. The rest of the tickets are open for 1 year. Students used to get a discount, but not anymore. If you have a big group, we can try to get your tickets for a discounted price when booking your flights.

Children pay 50% of the ticket. Children 12 and older pay adult fare. Infants pay 10% of the ticket.

Flights to another airport in Galapagos, San Cristobal, were run by another Ecuadorian airline, SAN/Saeta, but ceased in February 2000 due to financial problems.

GALAPAGOS FLIGHT

Galapagos flight - Flights to Galapagos islands

There has to be another way! Unfortunately, getting to the Galapagos is limited to AEROGAL or TAME if you have time constraints. There is a military flight that leaves every other Monday from the Quito/Guyaquil. Find the military air base in either city, go the Thursday before, early in the morning (7:00 am), and try to buy your ticket. It's been done, though it's quite a feat in terms of logistics and organization.

We recognize that getting to the Galapagos Islands is as expensive as a flight to South America, but think of it this way: This is a great filtering process, and if you don't want to see the islands overrun with 140,000 tourists/year instead of 70,000 tourists/year, be grateful for the expense. It's a small way to insure that those who go really want to go.

We will help organize all of your flights and bookings to suit your needs and travel plans! Let us know your travel dates and times, and we will book the tickets as soon as possible.

For International tickets, we suggest you check Hotwire, Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia, lastminute.com and TACA AIRLINES-speciales