There are 8 ways to get from Riobamba to Manta by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Guayaquil / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Mantabus Guayaquil
7h 54m$15–26Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus Ibarra / ...
- Take the bus from Ambato to Mantabus Ambato / ...
10h 6m$12–22Drive 355 km
- Drive from Riobamba to Mantacar 355 km
5h 39m$21–30Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane UIO - MEC
6h 24m$107–201Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Riobamba
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Mantabus Guayaquil
8h 29m$15–37Bus via Cajabamba
- Take the bus from Cajabamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Cajabamba
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Mantabus Guayaquil
9h 56m$15–16Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly
- Drive from Riobamba to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEcar
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane GYE - MEC
6h 6m$164–293Bus to Cuenca, fly
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane CUE - MEC
7h 7m$148–306
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riobamba to Manta is to bus via Cajabamba which costs $14 - $16 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Riobamba to Manta is to drive which takes 5h 39m and costs $20 - $30.
No, there is no direct bus from Riobamba to Manta. However, there are services departing from Riobamba and arriving at Manta via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 54m.
The distance between Riobamba and Manta is 427 km. The road distance is 355 km.
The best way to get from Riobamba to Manta without a car is to bus which takes 7h 54m and costs $15 - $26.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Riobamba to Manta, including transfers.
Riobamba to Manta bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Riobamba station.
Riobamba to Manta bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riobamba to Manta is 355 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Riobamba to Manta.
There are 229+ hotels available in Manta.
What companies run services between Riobamba, Ecuador and Manta, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Riobamba to Manta via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 7h 54m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Cuenca to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
Flights from Cuenca to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Book at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Riobamba to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- 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
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cajabamba to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TRANSPORTESCOLTA/
- Website
- https://andestransit.com/Search
- Phone
- +593 95 889 4181
- coopcoactur@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.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
- Phone
- +593 99 065 0473
Bus from Ambato to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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