There are 4 ways to get from Riobamba to Atacames by bus or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Riobamba to Atacamesbus Riobamba
7h 30m$17–26Drive 441.5 km
- Drive from Riobamba to Atacamescar 441.5 km
6h 35m$25–37Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus Riobamba
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestrebus Santo Domingo
7h 41m$22–33Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados #2
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus Riobamba
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Atacamesbus Quito
9h 35m$17–28
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riobamba to Atacames is to bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados which costs $16 - $28 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Riobamba to Atacames is to drive which takes 6h 35m and costs $25 - $40.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Riobamba and arriving at Atacames. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Riobamba and Atacames is 462 km. The road distance is 441.5 km.
The best way to get from Riobamba to Atacames without a car is to bus which takes 7h 30m and costs $17 - $26.
The bus from Riobamba to Atacames takes 7h 30m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Riobamba to Atacames bus services, operated by BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo, depart from Riobamba station.
Riobamba to Atacames bus services, operated by BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo, arrive at Atacames station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riobamba to Atacames is 441 km. It takes approximately 6h 35m to drive from Riobamba to Atacames.
There are 214+ hotels available in Atacames.
What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Atacames, Ecuador?
BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo operates a bus from Riobamba to Atacames twice daily. Tickets cost $17–25 and the journey takes 7h 30m. Transportes Occidentales also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Riobamba to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Esmeraldas Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Atacames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 3-296-1583
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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