There are 7 ways to get from Manta to Cotacachi by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)MEC - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Cotacachi
4h 52m$75–149Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeManta
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to CotacachiQuito
10h 25m$14–26Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Manta to La Concordia
- Take the bus from La Concordia to Los Bancos
- Take the taxi from Los Bancos to Cotacachi
8h 39m$105–128Drive 469.7 km
- Drive from Manta to Cotacachi469.7 km
7h 13m$27–39Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Cotacachi
10h 26m$23–34Bus #2
- Take the bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Quito Terminal CarcelénManta
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to CotacachiQuito
11h$14–20Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados #2
- Take the bus from Manta to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Cotacachi
11h 10m$17–31
Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manta to Cotacachi is to bus which costs $14 - $21 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Manta to Cotacachi is to fly and bus which takes 4h 52m and costs $75 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Manta to Cotacachi. However, there are services departing from Manta and arriving at Cotacachi via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Quito Terminal Carcelén. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
The distance between Manta and Cotacachi is 395 km. The road distance is 469.7 km.
The best way to get from Manta to Cotacachi without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 8h 39m and costs $100 - $130.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Manta to Cotacachi, including transfers.
Manta to Cotacachi bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte Carlos Alberto Aray, depart from Manta station.
Manta to Cotacachi bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte Carlos Alberto Aray, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manta to Cotacachi is 470 km. It takes approximately 7h 13m to drive from Manta to Cotacachi.
There are 186+ hotels available in Cotacachi.
What companies run services between Manta, Ecuador and Cotacachi, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Manta to Cotacachi via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Quito Terminal Carcelén in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Phone
- +593 6-292-0382
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Cotacachi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Manta to La Concordia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Book at
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Book at
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Manta to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Book at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Phone
- +593 99 775 4391
- gerenciakennedy@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Concordia to Los Bancos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 99 065 0473
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 05 293 2988
- sugerencias@realestamarindos.ec
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- andestransit.com
Bus from Manta to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Manta Terminal Terrestre to Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Estimated price
- $90–110
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