There are 6 ways to get from Ambato to Pasto by bus, car, or plane
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Ibarra
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcán
- Drive from Tulcán to Pasto
8h 55m$19–41Drive 449.4 km
- Drive from Ambato to Pasto449.4 km
6h 41m$26–37Bus, car, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quito
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pasto (PSO)UIO - PSO
9h 50m$155–490Bus via San Miguel de Salcedo
- Take the bus from San Miguel de Salcedo to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
14h 35m$46–60Bus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
14h 45m$42–59Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
14h 55m$42–61
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Pasto (PSO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambato to Pasto is to drive which costs $25 - $40 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Ambato to Pasto is to drive which takes 6h 41m and costs $25 - $40.
No, there is no direct bus from Ambato to Pasto. However, there are services departing from Ambato and arriving at Terminal de Pasto via San Miguel de Salcedo, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca and Terminal Ipiales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
The distance between Ambato and Pasto is 467 km. The road distance is 449.4 km.
The best way to get from Ambato to Pasto without a car is to bus via San Miguel de Salcedo which takes 14h 35m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Ambato to Pasto, including transfers.
Ambato to Pasto bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, depart from San Miguel de Salcedo station.
Ambato to Pasto bus services, operated by Cooperativa De Transportes Salcedo, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ambato to Pasto is 449 km. It takes approximately 6h 41m to drive from Ambato to Pasto.
There are 230+ hotels available in Pasto.
What companies run services between Ambato, Ecuador and Pasto, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Ambato to Terminal de Pasto via San Miguel de Salcedo, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, and Terminal Ipiales in around 14h 35m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pasto via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pasto via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Pasto via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- 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 Ibarra to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.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 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 de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
- 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 Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- 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
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