Travel to Ambato

Every way to reach Ambato: 1 modes compared, with fares.

Ambato is reachable from 11 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin is 46 km away.

Checked 3 October 2026Priced for 3 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Ambato

Every mode that actually calls at Ambato, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train22€11.881h 13m200 km2
  • 11Places you can arrive from
  • 11Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 2Operators

The train gets you into Ambato. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Terminal Terrestre Ambato Sur

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km2091%Riobamba, 46 km
200 to 600 km29%Rosa Zarate, 200 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Ambato that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Ecuador22100%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Ambato

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Ambato

Coach
  • Terminal Terrestre Ambato Sur
  • Terminal Terrestre Ambato
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Ambato

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Ambato, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Riobamba to Ambato train€11.881h 13m46 km
Quevedo to Ambato train€18.491h 38m97 km
Quito to Ambato train€21.241h 43m114 km
El Empalme to Ambato train€21.241h 44m116 km
Babahoyo to Ambato train€21.791h 45m118 km
Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Ambato train€23.441h 49m127 km
Milagro to Ambato train€26.741h 59m147 km
Guayaquil to Ambato train€28.932h 11m176 km
Durán to Ambato train€28.932h 9m170 km
Ibarra to Ambato train€28.942h 19m186 km
Rosa Zarate to Ambato train€30.592h 28m200 km

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to leave the bags in Ambato?

Most of the points near Terminal Terrestre Ambato Sur open before the first train and shut after the last one.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Popular journeys to Ambato

Common questions about Travel to Ambato

How can I get to Ambato?

Ambato is reachable by 1 mode on our network, from 11 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 2 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Ambato?

The cheapest way into Ambato is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 11 origins we sell into Ambato over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Ambato?

The fastest journey into Ambato is by train, at 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 46 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Ambato have?

Ambato has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are . Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Ambato from within 200 km?

20 of the routes we sell into Ambato start within 200 km. The nearest is Riobamba, 46 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Ambato in Ecuador?

Ambato connects to 11 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 200 km away in a straight line. Ecuador routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in Ecuador

The wider region

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Ambato and elsewhere in Ecuador. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Ambato before you go

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Ambato, with free cancellation on most of it.

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