There are 6 ways to get from Piñas to Ambato by taxi, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Piñas to Pasajetaxi
- Take the bus from Pasaje to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambatobus
8h 24m$60–81Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zaruma to Ambatobus Zaruma
10h 21m$14–21Drive 423.1 km
- Drive from Piñas to Ambatocar 423.1 km
6h 36m$24–35Taxi to Loja, fly, car, bus
- Take the taxi from Piñas to Loja (LOH)taxi
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambatobus
6h 34m$228–269Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
- Take the bus from Zaruma to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Zaruma / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Ambatobus Guayaquil
12h 27m$19–74Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, car, bus
- Take the bus from Piñas to Santa Rosabus
- 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
7h 37m$202–529
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Piñas to Ambato is to bus which costs $14 - $22 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Piñas to Ambato is to taxi and fly and car and bus which takes 6h 34m and costs $220 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Piñas to Ambato. However, there are services departing from Piñas and arriving at Ambato via Zaruma. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 21m.
The distance between Piñas and Ambato is 515 km. The road distance is 423.1 km.
The best way to get from Piñas to Ambato without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 8h 24m and costs $60 - $85.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Piñas to Ambato, including transfers.
Piñas to Ambato bus services, operated by Cooperativa Piñas Interprovincial, depart from Zaruma station.
Piñas to Ambato bus services, operated by Cooperativa Piñas Interprovincial, arrive at Ambato station.
Yes, the driving distance between Piñas to Ambato is 423 km. It takes approximately 6h 36m to drive from Piñas to Ambato.
There are 77+ hotels available in Ambato.
What companies run services between Piñas, Ecuador and Ambato, Ecuador?
Cooperativa Piñas Interprovincial operates a bus from Zaruma to Ambato once daily. Tickets cost $12–18 and the journey takes 9h.
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–180
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
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Pasaje to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- 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
- 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
- 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
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 93 999 0918
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zaruma to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $12–18
Bus from Piñas to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $3–5
- Phone
- +593 7 294 9222
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zaruma to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +(593) 032-520912
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportescita.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–60
- Website
- https://www.transportescita.com/sitio/
- Book at
- https://ce.novoerponline.com/eboleto
- 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
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
Cooperativa de Taxis Orenses
- Phone
- +593 99 485 4318
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa de Transp. de Pasaj. En Taxis Orquídea de Los Andes
- Phone
- +593 98 863 0412
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa de Taxis Orenses
- Phone
- +593 99 485 4318
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa de Transp. de Pasaj. En Taxis Orquídea de Los Andes
- Phone
- +593 98 863 0412
- Website
- facebook.com
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