There are 5 ways to get from Cotacachi to Vilcabamba by bus, plane, taxi, or car
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Bus, fly to Loja, taxi
best- Take the bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)plane UIO - LOH
- Take the taxi from Loja (LOH) to Vilcabambataxi
5h 47m$190–231Bus via Ambato
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 Lojabus
- Take the bus from Loja to Vilcabambabus
18h 47m$20–60Bus
- Take the bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lojabus
- Take the bus from Loja to Vilcabambabus
15h 41m$21–38Drive 751.7 km
- Drive from Cotacachi to Vilcabambacar 751.7 km
12h 32m$43–62Bus, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
- Take the bus from Loja to Vilcabambabus
10h 38m$103–249
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cotacachi to Vilcabamba is to bus which costs $20 - $40 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cotacachi to Vilcabamba is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 5h 47m and costs $190 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cotacachi to Vilcabamba. However, there are services departing from Cotacachi and arriving at Vilcabamba via Quito Terminal Carcelén, Turubamba, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Loja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 41m.
The distance between Cotacachi and Vilcabamba is 615 km. The road distance is 751.7 km.
The best way to get from Cotacachi to Vilcabamba without a car is to bus which takes 15h 41m and costs $20 - $40.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Cotacachi to Vilcabamba, including transfers.
Cotacachi to Vilcabamba bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte Los Lagos, depart from Cotacachi station.
Cotacachi to Vilcabamba bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte Los Lagos, arrive at Quito Terminal Carcelén station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cotacachi to Vilcabamba is 752 km. It takes approximately 12h 32m to drive from Cotacachi to Vilcabamba.
There are 21+ hotels available in Vilcabamba.
What companies run services between Cotacachi, Ecuador and Vilcabamba, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Cotacachi to Vilcabamba via Quito Terminal Carcelén, Turubamba, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, and Loja in around 15h 41m.
- 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
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- 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
Bus from Cotacachi to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 166 2733
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
Bus from Loja to Vilcabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
Bus from Loja to Vilcabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
Bus from Loja to Vilcabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Ambato to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 96 266 0078
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Vilcabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Vilcabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Vilcabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajerosinternacional.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- [email protected]
- Website
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $35–45
Cooperativa de Taxis Ciudadela del Maestro
- Phone
- +593 99 141 5451
- Website
- facebook.com
Loja Taxi Taxopel S.A
- Phone
- +593 99 091 9442
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Loja Express
- Phone
- +593 98 271 5604
- Website
- facebook.com
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