There are 7 ways to get from Ambato to Santiago by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Cuenca, fly
best- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane CUE - SCL
15h 19m$241–447Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
3d 14h$149–345Bus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borjabus
3d$324–471Drive 4,857.2 km
- Drive from Ambato to Santiagocar 4,857.2 km
2d 15h$599–866Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
- 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 Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane UIO - SCL
12h 48m$266–476Bus, bus to Tumbes, fly
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane TBP - SCL
17h 40m$202–351Bus, bus to Coca, fly
- Take the bus from Ambato to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to El Cocabus
- Fly from Coca (OCC) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane OCC - SCL
18h 37m$294–922
Cuenca (CUE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambato to Santiago is to bus via Lima which costs $140 - $350 and takes 3 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Ambato to Santiago is to bus and car and fly which takes 12h 48m and costs $260 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Ambato to Santiago. However, there are services departing from Ambato and arriving at Terminal San Borja via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Ambato and Santiago is 3794 km. The road distance is 4857.2 km.
The best way to get from Ambato to Santiago without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $320 - $480.
It takes approximately 15h 19m to get from Ambato to Santiago, including transfers.
Ambato to Santiago bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, depart from Ambato station.
Ambato to Santiago bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Santiago is 1h ahead of Ambato. It is currently 10:12 AM in Ambato and 11:12 AM in Santiago.
Yes, the driving distance between Ambato to Santiago is 4857 km. It takes approximately 2 days 15h to drive from Ambato to Santiago.
What companies run services between Ambato, Ecuador and Santiago, Chile?
You can take a bus from Ambato to Terminal San Borja via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 3d.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–300
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–300
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–300
Flights from Coca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Coca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–360
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–290
- 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 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 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- [email protected]
Bus from Ambato to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- 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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