There are 3 ways to get from Ambato to Cotopaxi by bus
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Bus, Tour via Quito
best- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Ambato
- Take the bus from Quito to Cotopaxi National Parkbus Jacamar Pass
5h 24mBus, Tour via Cotopaxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Ambato / ...
- Take the bus from Quito to Cotopaxibus Tour Cotopaxi
14h 3m$45–94Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Ambato
- Take the bus from Plaza San Blas to Cotopaxibus Cotopaxi Bike Tour
7h 36m$70–77
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambato to Cotopaxi is to bus and Tour via Cotopaxi which costs $45 - $95 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ambato to Cotopaxi is to bus and Tour which takes 7h 36m and costs $70 - $80.
No, there is no direct bus from Ambato to Cotopaxi. However, there are services departing from Ambato and arriving at Cotopaxi National Park via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Quito. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 24m.
The distance between Ambato and Cotopaxi is 186 km.
The best way to get from Ambato to Cotopaxi without a car is to bus and Tour via Quito which takes 5h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Ambato to Cotopaxi, including transfers.
Ambato to Cotopaxi bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, depart from Ambato station.
Ambato to Cotopaxi bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
There are 30+ hotels available in Cotopaxi.
What companies run services between Ambato, Ecuador and Cotopaxi, Pichincha, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Ambato to Cotopaxi National Park via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, San Diego, and Quito in around 5h 24m.
- Phone
- +593 3-274-0070
- [email protected]
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 95 891 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanderbus Ecuador
Bus from Quito to Cotopaxi National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Wanderbus Ecuador
- Phone
- +593 98 737 9303
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tabby Tour Operator
Bus from Plaza San Blas to Cotopaxi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65
- Schedules at
- Tabby Tour Operator
- Phone
- +593 99 7670616
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flota Pelileo
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Flota Pelileo
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593-2964587
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
- Phone
- +593 98 356 8391
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quito Tour Bus
Bus from Quito to Cotopaxi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–79
- Website
- Quito Tour Bus
- Shared Tour Adults
- $49
- Shared Tour Children
- $40
- Small groups (4+ pax)
- $59
- Private Tour (5+ pax)
- $79
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