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There are 5 ways to get from Quito to Salasaca by bus, car, or taxi

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambatobus Quito
2h 7m
$9–12
Drive 139.6 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Quito to Salasacacar 139.6 km
2h
$8–12
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Quito to Salasacataxi 139.6 km
2h
$70–85
Bus via Ambato
1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambatobus Ambato
2h 44m
$9–17
Bus via Ambato #2
1. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambatobus Quito
3h 25m
$10–15

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Distance: 133.3 km
Duration: 2h 7m

What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Salasaca, Ecuador?

EXPRESS SUCRE Cooperativa de Transportes operates a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato every 3 hours. Tickets cost $4–7 and the journey takes 1h 55m. Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA also services this route 5 times a day.

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Pelileo, Ecuador(opens in a new window)

Pelileo (full form: San Pedro de Pelileo) is a city, with a population of 11,403 (2022 census), located at the center of the Andean region of Ecuador called La Sierra ("the highlands"). It is the seat of Pelileo Canton, with a population of 63,897 (2022 Census), - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

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Botanical Garden Atocha-La Liria(Opens in a new window)

Botanical Garden Atocha-La Liria is a botanical garden located on Avenue Circunvalación, in Ambato, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador. It consists of 14 hectares and dates from 1849. It was established by Dr. Martinez Vasconez Nicolas, who acquired the properties that make up the Fifth La Liria. It is administered by the Municipality of Ambato, which created the Fifth Atocha and formed the botanical garden Atocha-La Liria. The first eucalyptus trees planted in Ecuador in 1849 when President Gabriel García Moreno came on a visit to meet Dr. Nicolas Martinez, are located in the garden, as is the Martínez-Holguín House Museum. The museum is made of adobe and exhibits the furnishings and artifacts belonging to the La Quinta Mera family.

Martínez-Holguín House Museum(Opens in a new window)

Martínez-Holguín House (Spanish: Casa Museo Martínez-Holguín) is a historic house museum in Atocha parish, in the northern suburbs of Ambato, Ambato Canton, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador. It is situated in the Botanical Garden Atocha-La Liria, and dates to 1865, when it was built by Dr. Nicolás Martínez Vasconez. Since then, it has been the residence of several notable figures, including Luis A. Martínez, the author of the novel A la Costa and Minister of State and Education, who established the Colegio Normal de Agricultura in Ambato, and scientist Augusto Nicolás Martínez. It has since been converted into a wax museum.

Places to stay in Pelileo

La Casta(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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8.2Very Good

Quinta Spa El Rosal(Opens in a new window)

7.8Good

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9.5Superb

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