There are 5 ways to get from Macas to Ambato by bus, car, 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
best- Take the bus from Macas to Ambatobus Ambato / ...
4h 10m$11–17Bus via Baños de Agua Santa
cheapest- Take the bus from Macas to Bañosbus Baños
- Take the bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambatobus Tena / ...
5h 15m$8–27Drive 216 km
- Drive from Macas to Ambatocar 216 km
3h 22m$13–18Taxi
- Take the taxi from Macas to Ambatotaxi 216 km
3h 22m$70–90Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Macas to Riobambabus Macas
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus Ibarra / ...
4h 12m$11–22
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Macas to Ambato is to bus which costs $11 - $17 and takes 4h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Macas to Ambato is to drive which takes 3h 22m and costs $12 - $18.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Macas and arriving at Ambato. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Macas and Ambato is 216 km. The road distance is 216 km.
The best way to get from Macas to Ambato without a car is to bus which takes 4h 10m and costs $11 - $17.
The bus from Macas to Ambato takes 4h 10m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Macas to Ambato bus services, operated by Touris San Francisco, depart from Macas station.
Macas to Ambato bus services, operated by Touris San Francisco, arrive at Ambato station.
Yes, the driving distance between Macas to Ambato is 216 km. It takes approximately 3h 22m to drive from Macas to Ambato.
There are 75+ hotels available in Ambato.
What companies run services between Macas, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador and Ambato, Ecuador?
Touris San Francisco operates a bus from Macas to Ambato every 3 hours. Tickets cost $11–17 and the journey takes 4h 10m.
Bus from Macas to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
Bus from Macas to Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- 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
- Phone
- +593 3-296-1583
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Macas to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Macas to Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Macas to Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- 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 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
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
Taxi Mixto Transabanico S.A
- Phone
- +593 997 281 330
- Website
- facebook.com
Oro y Canela
- Phone
- +593 991 277 199
Cooperativa de Taxis Esmeralda Oriental
- Phone
- +593 987 924 535
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