There are 8 ways to get from Ambato to Cusco by taxi, plane, bus, or car
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Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Ambato to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane GYE - CUZ
8h 53m$350–647Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
cheapest- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Cuscobus
2d 7h$93–199Bus
- Take the bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cuscobus
2d 4h$156–202Drive 2,672.9 km
- Drive from Ambato to Cuscocar 2,672.9 km
39h 57m$402–581Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane UIO - CUZ
10h 9m$189–460Bus to Tumbes, fly
- Take the bus from Ambato to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane TBP - CUZ
13h 7m$97–330Bus to Cuenca, fly
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane CUE - CUZ
12h 23m$250–464Bus via Piura
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Lima La Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Lima - Luna Pizarro to Cuscobus
2d 7h$99–180
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambato to Cusco is to bus via Piura which costs $95 - $180 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Ambato to Cusco is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 53m and costs $350 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Ambato to Cusco. However, there are services departing from Ambato and arriving at Cusco via San Miguel de Salcedo, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Ambato and Cusco is 1796 km. The road distance is 2672.9 km.
The best way to get from Ambato to Cusco without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $150 - $210.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Ambato to Cusco, including transfers.
Ambato to Cusco bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, depart from San Miguel de Salcedo station.
Ambato to Cusco bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ambato to Cusco is 2673 km. It takes approximately 39h 57m to drive from Ambato to Cusco.
There are 1346+ hotels available in Cusco.
What companies run services between Ambato, Ecuador and Cusco, Peru?
You can take a bus from Ambato to Cusco via San Miguel de Salcedo, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, and Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima, Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima, Puerto Maldonado
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Tumbes to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Tumbes to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima, Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Cuenca to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–460
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–410
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–390
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Tumbes to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Phone
- +593 03 272 9346
- cooperativatrasportesprimavera@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 877 5117
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069932811086
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +(593) 032-520912
- info@transportescita.com
- Website
- transportescita.com
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.transportescita.com/sitio/
- Book at
- https://ce.novoerponline.com/eboleto
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Piura to Lima La Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
- Book at
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 6202 333
- marketing@grupopalomino.com.pe
- Website
- turismopalomino.pe
Bus from Lima - Luna Pizarro to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Book at
- turismopalomino.pe
- Phone
- +51964268679
- enrique_e_h@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - Luna Pizarro to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Estimated price
- $150–180
Radio Taxi Mejia
- Phone
- +593 3- 2400762
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Ambato
- Phone
- +593 99 843 4557
- Website
- facebook.com
Luis VIP Tours
- Phone
- +593 98 474 7415
- Website
- luisviptours.com
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