There are 6 ways to get from Ambato to Mindo by bus, taxi, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Quito Terminal Quitumbe-San Miguel de Salcedo
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindobus Quito
6h 8m$13–17Drive 184.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Ambato to Mindocar 184.8 km
4h 15m$11–16Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Ambato to Alóagbus Ambato
- Take the taxi from Alóag to Mindotaxi
4h 36m$46–70Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quitobus Ibarra / ...
- Take the bus from Quito to Mindobus Quito
9h 4m$83–84Bus, Tour via Quito
- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Ambato
- Take the bus from Quito to Mindobus Quito
9h 24m$84–91Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ambato to Mindotaxi 184.8 km
4h 15m$90–120
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambato to Mindo is to drive which costs $10 - $16 and takes 4h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ambato to Mindo is to drive which takes 4h 15m and costs $10 - $16.
No, there is no direct bus from Ambato to Mindo. However, there are services departing from Ambato and arriving at Mindo via San Miguel de Salcedo, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Terminal La Ofelia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 8m.
The distance between Ambato and Mindo is 243 km. The road distance is 184.8 km.
The best way to get from Ambato to Mindo without a car is to bus which takes 6h 8m and costs $13 - $18.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Ambato to Mindo, including transfers.
Ambato to Mindo bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, depart from San Miguel de Salcedo station.
Ambato to Mindo bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ambato to Mindo is 185 km. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Ambato to Mindo.
There are 109+ hotels available in Mindo.
What companies run services between Ambato, Ecuador and Mindo, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Ambato to Mindo via San Miguel de Salcedo, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Terminal de la Ofelia, and Terminal La Ofelia in around 6h 8m.
- 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
Bus from Ambato to Alóag
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 99 564 9031
- coop22dj123@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ambato to Alóag
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transportes22dejulio
- 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
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 98 335 9796
- quindetour@gmail.com
- Website
- quitotourbus.com
Bus from Quito to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://quitotourbus.com/en/home
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Estimated price
- $45–120
Coop. Luis Cordero
- Phone
- +59 322 314 625
Compañía de Taxis Balcon del Sur SA
- Phone
- +59 322 317 044
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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