There are 2 ways to get from Guayaquil to Atacames by bus or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guayaquil to Atacames is to bus which costs $17 - $28 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Guayaquil to Atacames is to drive which takes 6h 39m and costs $26 - $40.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil and arriving at Atacames. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 30m.
The distance between Guayaquil and Atacames is 484 km. The road distance is 464.8 km.
The best way to get from Guayaquil to Atacames without a car is to bus which takes 8h 30m and costs $17 - $28.
The bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Atacames takes 8h 30m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Guayaquil to Atacames bus services, operated by Transportes Occidentales, depart from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Guayaquil to Atacames bus services, operated by Transportes Occidentales, arrive at Atacames station.
Yes, the driving distance between Guayaquil to Atacames is 465 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Guayaquil to Atacames.
There are 220+ hotels available in Atacames.
What companies run services between Guayaquil, Ecuador and Atacames, Ecuador?
Transportes Occidentales operates a bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Atacames every 4 hours. Tickets cost $18–28 and the journey takes 8h 30m. Trans Esmeraldas S.A. also services this route 3 times a day.
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- [email protected]
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
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