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Galápagos Islands

From Quito or Guayaquil to Baltra or San Cristóbal, with the TCT card and park entrance fee

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🛬Airports2 options
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Baltra Airport (GPS)
Baltra Island, north of Santa Cruz

One of the archipelago's two airports. You then cross the Itabaca Channel to reach Santa Cruz and Puerto Ayora; park rangers collect the entrance fee here.

GPSSanta Cruz
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San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal

Located 1 km from the centre of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The park entrance fee is also collected here on arrival.

SCYSan Cristóbal
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LATAM
Guayaquil ⇄ Baltra and San Cristóbal

Sells flights from Guayaquil to Baltra (GPS) as well as flights to San Cristóbal. Check schedules and conditions with the airline.

GuayaquilBaltra
🌐Official websitelatamairlines.com→
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Avianca
Quito ⇄ San Cristóbal

Sells flights from Quito to San Cristóbal (SCY), whose airport is 1 km from the centre of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Check schedules with the airline.

QuitoSan Cristóbal
🌐Official websiteavianca.com→
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Emetebe
San Cristóbal, Isabela, Baltra

Ecuadorian regional airline operating inter-island flights, an alternative to speedboat crossings between the inhabited islands.

Inter-islandIsabela
🌐Official websiteemetebe.com.ec→
💡Practical tips4 options
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Transit Control Card (TCT)
Quito and Guayaquil airports

Compulsory: $20 per trip (rate in force at the time of writing, to be checked). Issued on presentation of your passport and a named return ticket; online pre-registration is possible.

Compulsory$20
🌐Official websitegobiernogalapagos.gob.ec→
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National park entrance fee
On arrival, Baltra or San Cristóbal

$200 for foreign visitors over 12 under the ordinance of 30 June 2025 (rate in force at the time of writing, to be checked), payable in cash to the park rangers.

Cash$200
🌐Official websitegalapagos.gob.ec→
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Biosecurity check
Quito and Guayaquil airports

Before departure, the ABG biosecurity agency inspects luggage to prevent exotic species from being introduced into the archipelago.

LuggageABG
🌐Official websitegob.ec→
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Return ticket compulsory
Non-residents

One-way tickets are not sold to non-residents, and the return ticket must cover no more than 60 days, the annual limit for tourist stays.

Return60 days