There are 5 ways to get from Cotacachi to Baños by bus, plane, taxi, or car
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
5h 8m$106–240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
10h 13m$27–37Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carceléntaxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyobus
- Take the bus from Puyo to Guarumalesbus
- Take the bus from Guarumales to Cuencabus
9h 7m$98–125Drive 519.7 km
- Drive from Cotacachi to Bañoscar 519.7 km
8h 24m$30–43Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Bañosbus Jacamar Pass
17h 23m$180–181
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cotacachi to Baños is to bus which costs $26 - $40 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cotacachi to Baños is to bus and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $100 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cotacachi to Baños. However, there are services departing from Cotacachi and arriving at Cuenca via Quito Terminal Carcelén and Ambato. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 13m.
The distance between Cotacachi and Baños is 442 km. The road distance is 519.7 km.
The best way to get from Cotacachi to Baños without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 9h 7m and costs $95 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Cotacachi to Baños, including transfers.
Cotacachi to Baños bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte Los Lagos, depart from Cotacachi station.
Cotacachi to Baños bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte Los Lagos, arrive at Quito Terminal Carcelén station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cotacachi to Baños is 520 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Cotacachi to Baños.
There are 459+ hotels available in Baños.
What companies run services between Cotacachi, Ecuador and Baños, Azuay, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Cotacachi to Baños via Quito Terminal Carcelén, Ambato, and Cuenca in around 10h 13m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Phone
- +593 6-292-0382
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 99 704 9828
- [email protected]
- Website
- Touris San Francisco
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- Touris San Francisco
- Phone
- +593 3-274-0070
- [email protected]
Bus from Puyo to Guarumales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Guarumales to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
- 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
- Phone
- +593 95 891 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanderbus Ecuador
Bus from Quito to Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $175
- Schedules at
- Wanderbus Ecuador
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Estimated price
- $60–75
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