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Guayaquil by plane
Guayaquil by plane
The new José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport [ ], elected as best South American Airport, is located near the new business district center and is next to the International bus station. In this airport, you cand find daily flights to New York, Miami, Houston, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Madrid, Amsterdam, Lima, Bogotá, Panama City, San Jose, San Salvador, etc; and a new 4 times a week to Cali and twice a week to Medellín Colombia. Taxis to a hotel in the northern suburbs shouldn't cost more than $3 and a ride to downtown, where most attractions are located, is about $5. Actually there are plans to build a new international airport for about 20 minutes from Guayaquil, near Daular.
If you are planning to visit the Galapagos Islands, Guayaquil is the cheapest place to take a flight from. There are three air carriers that will take you across the Galapagos Islands as well as the Ecuadorean mainland, LAN-ECUADOR , Aerogal and TAME have non stop daily flights, departing from Guayaquil is cheaper than leaving from Quito(Is closer and most of the Quito flights do make an stop at Guayaquil's airport for Refueling and picking up passengers.
International departure airport tax was just recently increased in Guayaquil and is exactly $29.75 (January 2010). About 15$ cheaper than Quito airport.
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