Editing Transport in Ecuador (section)

==Highways==
{{main|Highways in Ecuador}}
*''total:'' {{convert|43,197|km|mi}}
**''paved:'' {{convert|6,467|km|mi}}
**''unpaved:'' {{convert|36,730|km|mi}} (2004 est.)

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 four-lane freeways:

* [[Quito]] – Alpichacas. Length: 33&nbsp;km.
* [[Guayaquil]] ring-road. Length: 46&nbsp;km.
* [[Guayaquil]] – Taura. Length: 30&nbsp;km.
* [[Guayaquil]] – Cerro Blanco. Length: 27&nbsp;km.
* [[Machala]] – Pasaje. Length: 23&nbsp;km.

===Bus transport===
Ecuador has a variety of [[bus]] services.<ref>{{citation |title=Defining Central Place Systems through the Analysis of Bus Services: The Case of Ecuador |author=R Bromley |journal=Geographical Journal |year=1979}}</ref>

The general types of service include:

* luxury buses &mdash; ''autobús de lujo'', which travel the main routes between cities.<ref name=RG>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=cG2qljj3y6wC |title=The Rough Guide to Ecuador |author=Harry Adès, Melissa Graham}}</ref>
* standard buses &mdash; these travel more local routes and will stop for any passengers that hails them.<ref name=RG/>
* [[minibus]]es &mdash; ''busetas'' which service the outer fringes of the bus networks<ref name=RG/>
* ''rancheras'' &mdash; [[truck]]s which have been converted to buses by adding [[wooden bench]]es.  These service the poorer, rural areas, along with ''camionetas'', which are converted [[pickup truck]]s.<ref name=RG/>

In the capital, [[Quito]], boarding platforms are used to put passengers at the same level as the entrance to the bus.<ref>{{citation |title=Bus rapid transit technologies in the Americas: an overview |author=RB Diaz, DC Schneck |journal=Transportation Research Record |year=2000}}</ref>