There are 6 ways to get from Tulcán to Manta by 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.
Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
best- Take the bus from Tulcán to Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilasbus Tulcán / ...
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Mantabus Santo Domingo
10h 30m$18–26Bus via Quito
cheapest- Take the bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Quito / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Mantabus Quito
13h 48m$15–27Drive 626.4 km
- Drive from Tulcán to Mantacar 626.4 km
8h 48m$36–52Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane UIO - MEC
6h 58m$90–226Bus
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Mantabus Tulcán
13h$19–22Bus via Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Mantabus
15h 16m$17–32
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulcán to Manta is to bus which costs $19 - $22 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Tulcán to Manta is to bus and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $90 - $230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Tulcán and arriving at Manta. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h.
The distance between Tulcán and Manta is 628 km. The road distance is 626.4 km.
The best way to get from Tulcán to Manta without a car is to bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados which takes 10h 30m and costs $17 - $26.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Tulcán to Manta, including transfers.
Tulcán to Manta bus services, operated by Expreso Tulcán, depart from Tulcán station.
Tulcán to Manta bus services, operated by Expreso Tulcán, arrive at Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulcán to Manta is 626 km. It takes approximately 8h 48m to drive from Tulcán to Manta.
There are 210+ hotels available in Manta.
What companies run services between Tulcán, Ecuador and Manta, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Tulcán to Manta via Santo Domingo de los Colorados in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Phone
- +593 97 943 4964
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresotulcan.com
Bus from Tulcán to Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- expresotulcan.com
Bus from Tulcán to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- expresotulcan.com
- Phone
- +593 98 026 8435
- [email protected]
- Website
- transporteszaracay.com.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- transporteszaracay.com.ec
- Book at
- transporteszaracay.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 731 0930
- [email protected]
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593 98 809 8584
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tulcán to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 95 885 1254
- [email protected]
- Website
- microsancristobal.com
Bus from Tulcán to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- [email protected]
- Website
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Tulcán to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 4181
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial
- Phone
- +593 98 243 4494
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tulcán to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ExpresoTurismoDelNorte/
- Phone
- +593 06 298 0633
- [email protected]
- Website
- velotaxtulcan.com
Bus from Tulcán to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://velotaxtulcan.com/
- Phone
- +593 99 775 4391
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
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