There are 5 ways to get from Ambato to Papallacta by bus, car, or taxi
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Bus via San Miguel de Salcedo
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 Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallactabus Quito / ...
4h 31m$14–22Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Ambato
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallactabus Quito / ...
4h 41m$10–21Drive 184.2 km
- Drive from Ambato to Papallactacar 184.2 km
2h 42m$11–16Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ambato to Papallactataxi 184.2 km
2h 42m$90–110Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Ambato to Latacungabus
- Take the bus from Latacunga to Quitobus
- Take the bus from Quito to Papallactabus
9h 34m$65–72
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambato to Papallacta is to drive which costs $10 - $16 and takes 2h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Ambato to Papallacta is to drive which takes 2h 42m and costs $10 - $16.
No, there is no direct bus from Ambato to Papallacta. However, there are services departing from Ambato and arriving at Papallacta via San Miguel de Salcedo and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 31m.
The distance between Ambato and Papallacta is 204 km. The road distance is 184.2 km.
The best way to get from Ambato to Papallacta without a car is to bus via San Miguel de Salcedo which takes 4h 31m and costs $14 - $23.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Ambato to Papallacta, including transfers.
Ambato to Papallacta bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, depart from San Miguel de Salcedo station.
Ambato to Papallacta bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ambato to Papallacta is 184 km. It takes approximately 2h 42m to drive from Ambato to Papallacta.
There are 13+ hotels available in Papallacta.
What companies run services between Ambato, Ecuador and Papallacta, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Ambato to Papallacta via San Miguel de Salcedo and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 4h 31m.
- 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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.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
- +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
Bus from Ambato to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- 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
Bus from Ambato to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- 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
Bus from Ambato to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Latacunga to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 98 335 9796
- quindetour@gmail.com
- Website
- quitotourbus.com
Bus from Quito to Papallacta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- https://quitotourbus.com/en/home
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Estimated price
- $90–110
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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