There are 6 ways to get from Tabacundo to Ambato by taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Tabacundo to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Alóag
- Take the bus from Alóag to Ambato
3h 4m$31–50Drive 191.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Tabacundo to Ambato191.5 km
2h 40m$11–16Taxi
- Take the taxi from Tabacundo to Ambato191.5 km
2h 40m$60–80Bus
- Take the bus from El Quinche to AmbatoIbarra
3h 16m$26–32Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofelia
- Take the bus from Terminal de la Ofelia to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
5h 15m$12–20Bus via Quito #2
- Take the bus from Malchinguí to Terminal La Ofelia
- Take the bus from Terminal de la Ofelia to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
5h 23m$16–28
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tabacundo to Ambato is to drive which costs $10 - $16 and takes 2h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Tabacundo to Ambato is to drive which takes 2h 40m and costs $10 - $16.
The distance between Tabacundo and Ambato is 195 km. The road distance is 191.5 km.
The best way to get from Tabacundo to Ambato without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 3h 4m and costs $30 - $50.
It takes approximately 3h 4m to get from Tabacundo to Ambato, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tabacundo to Ambato is 192 km. It takes approximately 2h 40m to drive from Tabacundo to Ambato.
There are 80+ hotels available in Ambato.
What companies run services between Tabacundo, Ecuador and Ambato, Ecuador?
Cooperativa de Transportes Unidos operates a bus from El Quinche to Ambato twice daily. Tickets cost $5–8 and the journey takes 2h 45m.
- Phone
- +593 2-238-9652
- cooptransaloag1977@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Alóag
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/coop.transp.aloag
- Phone
- +593 99 564 9031
- coop22dj123@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transportes22dejulio
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Quinche to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofelia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 0 2266 5018
- info@pasajerosquito.gob.ec
- Website
- pasajerosquito.gob.ec
Bus from Terminal de la Ofelia to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- pasajerosquito.gob.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 703 7137
- transcangahuasa@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Malchinguí to Terminal La Ofelia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transportescangahua
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Estimated price
- $26–80
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