There are 8 ways to get from Lima to Ambato by plane, car, bus, 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.
Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)LIM - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
6h 4m$190–415Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de GuayaquilLima / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to AmbatoGuayaquil
30h 10m$57–134Bus via Piura
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Take the bus from Terminal de Piura to Terminal de Cuenca
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambato
29h 52m$73–127Drive 1,621.6 km
- Drive from Lima to Ambato1,621.6 km
23h 22m$244–353Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)LIM - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Ambato
6h 35m$332–584Fly to Cuenca, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Cuenca (CUE)LIM - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambato
9h 3m$232–459Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Tumbes (TBP)LIM - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Ambato
10h 45m$89–214Bus #2
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de GuayaquilLima-Cucuta / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to AmbatoGuayaquil / ...
32h 46m$114–145
Lima to Ambato by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Ambato is to bus via Piura which costs $70 - $130 and takes 29h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Ambato is to fly and car and bus which takes 6h 4m and costs $190 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Ambato. However, there are services departing from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and arriving at Ambato via Terminal de Piura and Cuenca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 52m.
The distance between Lima and Ambato is 1504 km. The road distance is 1621.6 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Ambato without a car is to bus via Piura which takes 29h 52m and costs $70 - $130.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Lima to Ambato, including transfers.
Lima to Ambato bus services, operated by CIVA, depart from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Lima to Ambato bus services, operated by CIVA, arrive at Piura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lima to Ambato is 1622 km. It takes approximately 23h 22m to drive from Lima to Ambato.
There are 84+ hotels available in Ambato.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Ambato, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Ambato via Piura, Terminal de Piura, Terminal de Cuenca, and Cuenca in around 29h 52m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–370
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–370
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–420
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–420
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–420
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- 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
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 997 598 289
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Piura to Terminal de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Huaquillas to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +(593) 032-520912
- info@transportescita.com
- Website
- transportescita.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.transportescita.com/sitio/
- Book at
- https://ce.novoerponline.com/eboleto
- 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
- 4h 15m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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