Ambato's
airport
isn't used
for public
transport,
so you'll
have to take
the bus. The
bus
station lies
two kilometres
[under
a mile]
northeast
of the city
centre on
Avenida las
Americas.
To get to
the bus station
from the city
centre, take
a bus from
from Parque
Cevallos or
a taxi which
won't cost
you much.
There plenty
of buses to
all destinations
north and
south on the
Panamericana,
as well as
Guayaquil,
or down to
the Oriente.
The train
station is
close to the
bus station,
with trains
to just outside
Quito
on Friday
and Riobamba
on Saturday.
To Guayaquil,
6 1/2 hours
[US$6*];
Quito,
2 3/4 hours
[US$2,00*];
Banos,
45 minutes,
[US$0.80*];
Cuenca,
7 hours [US$5,00*];
Latacunga,
45 minutes,
[US$0.80*];
Santo
Domingo de
los Colorados,
4 hours, [US$2.80*];
Riobamba,
1 hour. Ticket
value around
US$0.90. To
Guaranda,
1 hour, [US$1.80*];
Tena,
6 hours, [US$4.50*];
Macas,
61/2
hours, [US$3.50*];
Puyo,
3 hours, [US$2.80*];
Loja,
12 hours,
[US$7,00*],
Machala,
7 hours, [US$5.30*];
Esmeraldas,
8 hours, [US$4.95*].
*Prices
are approximate
Last
updated 7th
July 2006
| |Article contributed by Dominic Hamilton||| |
