Ecuador has implemented a 25% fare adjustment (Factor de Ajuste Tarifario) on all interprovincial and intraprovincial bus routes effective from August 1, 2026. The decision was made as the final month of government compensation payments to bus operators expired in July, passing on the delayed cost of September 2025’s diesel subsidy elimination to passengers. The fare rise is a transitional bridge measure until a permanent tariff methodology is validated. Urban and intracantonal city bus fares are completely unaffected. The new full and preferential fares on major routes are: Quito-Guayaquil $14.66 (preferential $7.33), Quito Cuenca $17.25 ($8.63), Cuencan-Guayquil ($11.50 ($5.75), Quita-Baños ($3.11 ($305), Quitche-Ibarra $4.31 ($2.59), Quittche-Lanta $22.57 ($1128), and Quito/Salinas/Santa Elena/La Libertad ($9.95).