There are 7 ways to get from Piñas to Guaranda by bus, car, taxi, or plane
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 Zaruma to Terminal Terrestre de GuayaquilZaruma / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to GuarandaQuito
8h 51m$15–20Drive 352.6 km
- Drive from Piñas to Guaranda352.6 km
5h 47m$20–29Taxi to Loja, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Take the taxi from Piñas to Loja (LOH)
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Take the bus from Ambato to Guaranda
9h 29m$206–261Bus via Babahoyo
- Take the bus from Saracay to BabahoyoCatacocha
- Take the bus from Babahoyo to GuarandaAmbato / ...
10h 59m$17–23Bus via Machala
- Take the bus from Piñas to Machala
- Take the bus from Machala to Babahoyo
- Take the bus from Babahoyo to Guaranda
11h 12m$16–33Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Take the bus from Piñas to Santa Rosa
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Take the bus from Ambato to Guaranda
10h 37m$177–338Bus, bus to Cuenca, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Piñas to Santa Rosa
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)CUE - GYE
- Drive from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Guaranda
9h 44m$73–163
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Piñas to Guaranda is to bus which costs $15 - $21 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Piñas to Guaranda is to drive which takes 5h 47m and costs $20 - $29.
No, there is no direct bus from Piñas to Guaranda. However, there are services departing from Piñas and arriving at Guaranda via Zaruma and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 51m.
The distance between Piñas and Guaranda is 489 km. The road distance is 352.6 km.
The best way to get from Piñas to Guaranda without a car is to bus which takes 8h 51m and costs $15 - $21.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Piñas to Guaranda, including transfers.
Piñas to Guaranda bus services, operated by Transportes TAC, depart from Zaruma station.
Piñas to Guaranda bus services, operated by Transportes TAC, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Piñas to Guaranda is 353 km. It takes approximately 5h 47m to drive from Piñas to Guaranda.
There are 20+ hotels available in Guaranda.
What companies run services between Piñas, Ecuador and Guaranda, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Piñas to Guaranda via Zaruma and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 8h 51m.
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Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Phone
- + (593) 072949222
- info@cooperativatac.com
- Website
- cooperativatac.com
Bus from Zaruma to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativatac.com
Bus from Piñas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- cooperativatac.com
- Phone
- +593 2-300-7007
- expressatenas@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Transportes-Express-Atenas-100064103738896/
- 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
- +593 99 564 9031
- coop22dj123@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ambato to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transportes22dejulio
Bus from Babahoyo to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transportes22dejulio
Bus from Ambato to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Babahoyo to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Saracay to Babahoyo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 5 271 2016
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from Babahoyo to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://es-la.facebook.com/CooperativaDeTransportesElDorado/
- Book at
- https://andestransit.com/Search
- Phone
- +593 93 999 0918
- info@cooppinas.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piñas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $3–6
Bus from Piñas to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $3–5
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Machala to Babahoyo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Babahoyo to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Babahoyo to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- 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
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Cooperativa de Transp. de Pasaj. En Taxis Orquídea de Los Andes
- Phone
- +593 98 863 0412
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa de Taxis Orenses
- Phone
- +593 99 485 4318
- Website
- facebook.com
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