There are 5 ways to get from Ambato to Quepos by bus, car, plane, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane UIO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
11h 42m$317–817Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane UIO - XQP
9h 32m$100–364Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Ambato to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GYE - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
10h 47m$428–1,014Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Take the taxi from Ambato to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane GYE - XQP
8h 47m$236–571Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to David, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to David (DAV)plane UIO - DAV
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to Manuel Antonio
17h 15m$487–792
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambato to Quepos is to bus and car and fly which costs $100 - $370 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Ambato to Quepos is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 47m and costs $230 - $600.
The distance between Ambato and Quepos is 1676 km.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Ambato to Quepos, including transfers.
Quepos is 1h behind Ambato. It is currently 4:36 PM in Ambato and 3:36 PM in Quepos.
There are 402+ hotels available in Quepos.
What companies run services between Ambato, Ecuador and Quepos, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Ambato to Quepos. However, you can take the bus to Quito, walk to Quito, drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to Terminal TUASA, walk to San José, take the shuttle to Dominical, take the shuttle to Manuel Antonio, walk to Manuel Antonio, then take the bus to Quepos. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to Terminal TUASA, walk to San José, take the shuttle to Dominical, take the shuttle to Manuel Antonio, walk to Manuel Antonio, then take the bus to Quepos.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to David via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Bogota, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- 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
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $121
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $379
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- panachifauditoria@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $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
- 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
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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