There are 7 ways to get from El Coca to Ambato by bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Bus via Puyo
best- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Puyobus Cuenca / ...
- Take the bus from Puyo to Ambatobus Tena / ...
4h 46m$11–30Bus via Tena
cheapest- Take the bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Tenabus Tena / ...
- Take the bus from Tena to Ambatobus Tena / ...
8h 14m$10–27Drive 351.1 km
- Drive from El Coca to Ambatocar 351.1 km
6h 10m$20–29Fly, car, bus
- Fly from Coca (OCC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane OCC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus
4h 17m$120–213Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from El Coca to Loretotaxi
- Take the bus from Loreto to Baños de Agua Santabus
- Take the bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambatobus
5h 18m$36–57Bus
- Take the bus from El Coca to Riobambabus Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Ambatobus Cuenca
6h 30m$14–25Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Quito
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambatobus Ambato
8h 31m$14–30
Coca (OCC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Coca to Ambato is to bus via Tena which costs $10 - $28 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from El Coca to Ambato is to fly and car and bus which takes 4h 17m and costs $120 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from El Coca to Ambato. However, there are services departing from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana and arriving at Ambato via Puyo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 46m.
The distance between El Coca and Ambato is 355 km. The road distance is 351.1 km.
The best way to get from El Coca to Ambato without a car is to bus via Puyo which takes 4h 46m and costs $10 - $30.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from El Coca to Ambato, including transfers.
El Coca to Ambato bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, depart from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana station.
El Coca to Ambato bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, arrive at Puyo station.
Yes, the driving distance between El Coca to Ambato is 351 km. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from El Coca to Ambato.
There are 72+ hotels available in Ambato.
What companies run services between El Coca, Ecuador and Ambato, Ecuador?
You can take a vehicle from El Coca to Ambato via Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana and Puyo in around 4h 46m.
Flights from Coca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–270
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Coca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–270
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Puyo to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.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 Baños de Agua Santa to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Tena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Tena to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- 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
- +593 06 288 6679
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/JumandyCoop
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Tena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/JumandyCoop
Bus from Tena to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/JumandyCoop
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Tena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Tena to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Puyo to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Riobamba to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Tena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Tena to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from Puyo to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Tena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from Tena to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from Puyo to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Loreto to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Tena to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Coca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $24–29
Taxis Puerto Orellana Dos
- Phone
- +593 99 610 4483
- Website
- facebook.com
Servitour SAS
- Phone
- +593 99 366 8498
- Website
- servitour.amawebs.com
Coop De Taxis Auca Libre
- Phone
- +593 99 933 9339
- Website
- facebook.com
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