There are 4 ways to get from Cali to Ambato by plane, car, or bus
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Fly, car, bus
best- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CLO - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus
7h 38m$216–374Drive 839.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Cali to Ambatocar 839.5 km
14h 35m$48–69Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambatobus
20h 9m$50–92Bus via Popayan Airport (PPN)
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambatobus
20h 9m$67–99
Cali (CLO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cali to Ambato is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 14h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cali to Ambato is to fly and car and bus which takes 7h 38m and costs $210 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Cali to Ambato. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte Cali and arriving at Ambato via Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 9m.
The distance between Cali and Ambato is 652 km. The road distance is 839.5 km.
The best way to get from Cali to Ambato without a car is to bus which takes 20h 9m and costs $50 - $95.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Cali to Ambato, including transfers.
Cali to Ambato bus services, operated by Bolivariano, depart from Terminal de Transporte Cali station.
Cali to Ambato bus services, operated by Bolivariano, arrive at Ipiales station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cali to Ambato is 839 km. It takes approximately 14h 35m to drive from Cali to Ambato.
There are 46+ hotels available in Ambato.
What companies run services between Cali, Colombia and Ambato, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ambato via Ipiales, Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca, and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 20h 9m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cali to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cali to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cali to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal Ipiales
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +57 311 617 1013
- contactenos@taxbelalcazar.com.co
- Website
- taxbelalcazar.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- taxbelalcazar.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 660 5124
- coomotorista@gmail.com
- Website
- coomotoristas.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- coomotoristas.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- cootranslaboyana.com.co
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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