2026-09-22 · education
There are no direct international flights to the Galápagos. You always travel via mainland Ecuador, either Quito (Mariscal Sucre, UIO) or Guayaquil (José Joaquín de Olmedo, GYE).
From there, two island airports serve the archipelago. Baltra — Seymour Galápagos Ecological Airport (GPS) — is the one you want: it is the airport where the dive guides will pick you up at 11:00 am on your liveaboard departure date.
San Cristóbal (SCY) is only worth booking if it is significantly cheaper, because arriving there means a two-hour ferry from Puerto Ayora to Baltra Port, where the liveaboard departs.
Source: Galápagos Shark Diving's 2025 travel guide, updated June 2025.