There are 6 ways to get from Huaquillas to Ambato by bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Bus via Machala
best- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambatobus
8h 34m$18–45Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Baños de Agua Santabus Baños
- Take the bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambatobus Tena / ...
11h 54m$14–30Drive 406.9 km
- Drive from Huaquillas to Ambatocar 406.9 km
6h 14m$24–34Taxi, fly, car, bus
- Take the taxi from Huaquillas to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)taxi
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambatobus
5h 43m$215–543Bus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus Cuenca / ...
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambatobus Loja
8h 48m$19–34Bus via Milagro
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Milagrobus Huaquillas
- Take the bus from Milagro Terminal Terrestre to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus Ambato / ...
10h 18m$15–25
Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Huaquillas to Ambato is to bus via Milagro which costs $15 - $25 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Huaquillas to Ambato is to taxi and fly and car and bus which takes 5h 43m and costs $210 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Huaquillas to Ambato. However, there are services departing from Huaquillas and arriving at Ambato via Machala and Cuenca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 34m.
The distance between Huaquillas and Ambato is 520 km. The road distance is 406.9 km.
The best way to get from Huaquillas to Ambato without a car is to bus via Machala which takes 8h 34m and costs $18 - $45.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Huaquillas to Ambato, including transfers.
Huaquillas to Ambato bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., depart from Huaquillas station.
Huaquillas to Ambato bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., arrive at Machala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Huaquillas to Ambato is 407 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Huaquillas to Ambato.
There are 79+ hotels available in Ambato.
What companies run services between Huaquillas, El Oro, Ecuador and Ambato, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Huaquillas to Ambato via Machala and Cuenca in around 8h 34m.
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Milagro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 07 282 2329
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Transportes-Pullman-Sucre-PullSucre-S-A-136104303073640/
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 99 7670616
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Milagro Terminal Terrestre to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 3-274-0070
- [email protected]
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 99 704 9828
- [email protected]
- Website
- tourisanfrancisco.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- tourisanfrancisco.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $25–31
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