There are 8 ways to get from Ambato to Cusco by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane UIO - CUZ
10h 8m$225–433Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
cheapest- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Cuscobus
2d 5h$94–215Bus via San Miguel de Salcedo
- Take the bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Cuscobus
44h 43m$178–238Drive 2,672.8 km
- Drive from Ambato to Cuscocar 2,672.8 km
39h 57m$402–581Bus to Cuenca, fly
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane CUE - CUZ
11h 57m$310–504Bus, bus to Tumbes, fly
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane TBP - CUZ
14h 13m$111–218Bus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cuscobus
2d 1h$152–201Bus via Piura
- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Lima La Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Lima - Luna Pizarro to Cuscobus
2d 8h$114–250
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambato to Cusco is to bus via Piura which costs $110 - $250 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Ambato to Cusco is to bus and car and fly which takes 10h 8m and costs $220 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Ambato to Cusco. However, there are services departing from Ambato and arriving at Cusco via San Miguel de Salcedo, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, L. Prado and Lima Plaza Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 43m.
The distance between Ambato and Cusco is 1826 km. The road distance is 2672.8 km.
The best way to get from Ambato to Cusco without a car is to bus via San Miguel de Salcedo which takes 44h 43m and costs $170 - $240.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Ambato to Cusco, including transfers.
Ambato to Cusco bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, depart from San Miguel de Salcedo station.
Ambato to Cusco bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ambato to Cusco is 2673 km. It takes approximately 39h 57m to drive from Ambato to Cusco.
There are 1381+ hotels available in Cusco.
What companies run services between Ambato, Ecuador and Cusco, Peru?
You can take a bus from Ambato to Cusco via San Miguel de Salcedo, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, L. Prado, G. Republicana, and Lima Plaza Norte in around 44h 43m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Cuenca to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Tumbes to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tumbes to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima, Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Cuenca to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Tumbes to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Phone
- +593 03 272 9346
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 877 5117
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069932811086
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069932811086
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- [email protected]
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +(593) 032-520912
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportescita.com
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–55
- Website
- https://www.transportescita.com/sitio/
- Book at
- https://ce.novoerponline.com/eboleto
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–55
- Website
- https://www.transportescita.com/sitio/
- Book at
- https://ce.novoerponline.com/eboleto
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 95 874 8163
- [email protected]
- Website
- cifainternacional.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- cifainternacional.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 4509 7024
- [email protected]
- Website
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Lima La Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
- Book at
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 993 888 999
- [email protected]
- Website
- turismopalomino.pe
Bus from Lima - Luna Pizarro to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Book at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Phone
- +51 964 268 679
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - Luna Pizarro to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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