How much does a trip to Ecuador cost?

Daily spend per person

• Budget — about $40 a day
• Mid-range — about $95 a day
• Comfortable — about $260 a day

A 15-day trip, excluding flights

Multiply the daily figures out and a 15-day trip lands near these totals per person.

• Budget — around $600
• Mid-range — around $1,425
• Comfortable — around $3,900

Flights

Flights are not included in these estimates. Fares move far more than on-the-ground costs, so check live prices from your departure city before you commit.

Where the money actually goes

Transport between places is the line item most people underestimate. In Ecuador that usually means long-distance buses are cheap, frequent and reach almost everywhere on the mainland

Easy savings

Travel in June, July rather than the busiest weeks, base yourself in fewer towns to cut transfer days, and book accommodation just outside the headline neighbourhoods.