Two miles from UIO, Estacionamiento Remoto is strictly about price
Figure roughly 2 mi from Mariscal Sucre’s terminal, Estacionamiento Remoto falls into the “remote and basic” bucket, not the official short‑ or long‑term lots that sit right next to the building. It mainly attracts airport staff and very price‑sensitive flyers who don’t mind adding a shuttle or local taxi ride into the mix.
Because third‑party guides only mention the terminal‑adjacent lots by name, any Estacionamiento Remoto–style option near UIO is almost certainly privately run somewhere in Tababela, outside the main airport perimeter. That usually means variable hours, informal staffing, and payment in cash, in US dollars, at a manually operated gate instead of a ticket machine.
Day rates in forum chatter for private lots around Quito airport often undercut the official parking by several dollars per 24 hours, especially once you hit 3–5 days, but posters rarely quote exact numbers or name specific businesses. Expect trade‑offs: minimal signage on the access road, basic gravel or dirt surfaces, and no guaranteed direct shuttle timed to your flight’s check‑in window.
Regulars on Reddit’s r/ecuador and TripAdvisor threads repeatedly say they skip unknown remote parking entirely and instead pay for a yellow taxi from Quito, buy an Aeroservicios bus ticket, or leave the car at a branded hotel lot in Tababela. That pattern tells you locals trust known operators more than the cheapest random gate with a handwritten “parqueadero” sign.
Watch out for: locals warn that unmarked or informal lots around Tababela can be risky for overnight parking if they aren’t fenced and staffed 24/7. Before you commit to Estacionamiento Remoto‑style parking, ask directly about cameras, perimeter fencing, and nighttime security, and get a printed ticket with the plate number written on it.
Practical tip: if the savings versus the official terminal parking is less than the US$10–15 you’ll spend on two taxi rides over that 2 mi distance, skip the remote lot and pay to park on airport property instead.