General Information
Alausí is located in the Chimborazo province of Ecuador, South America. It is located in the center portion of Ecuador and approximately 300 km (186 miles) from Quito, 176 km (110 miles) from Guayaquil, 90 km (56 miles) from Riobamba, and 170 km (106 miles) from Cuenca.
There are many ways to travel to Alausi, Ecuador. Below are options on how to visit the area:
Buses from Quito
TERMINAL QUITUMBE (in Quito)
QUITO – ALAUSI
Telephone: +593 2-398-8200
Distance: 301 km (187 miles)
Duration: 4 hours and 48 minutes
Price: $7.00
COOPERATIVA DE TRANSPORTES ALAUSI (CTA)
The main CTA bus stop in Alausí is located on Avenida 5 de Junio (Main Street) between 9 de Octubre and Route 47 streets.
Price: $8.00
Route Times:
QUITO – ALAUSI
07H25, 09H25, 12H10, 17H25
ALAUSI – QUITO
04H00, 08H10, 10H00, 11H00
TRANSPORTES PATRIA
Address (in Quito): Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. Av. Cóndor Ñan and Av. Mariscal Sucre
Boletería Oficinas No. 1 and 2
Location (in Alausí): Located near the cemetery and Vicente Moreno and Panamericana streets
Telephone: 023 524 785 / 080 215 616
Price: $8.00
Route Times:
QUITO – ALAUSI
12H45
ALAUSI – QUITO
05H30
QUITO – RIOBAMBA
Location (in Riobamba): Main Terminal in Riobamba
Price: $6.00
Route Times:
03:45 – 04:30 – 06:15
07:00 – 08:15 – 08:45
09:45 – 11:00 – 11:10
12:10 – 12:20 – 13:20
13:40 – 14:00 – 15:00
15:20 – 15:30 – 15:40
17:15 – 18:00 – 18:15
19:30
Buses from Guayaquil
GUAYAQUIL – ALAUSÍ
TERMINAL TERRESTRE DE GUAYAQUIL
Telephone: 042 130 093
Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
Distance: 176 km (109 miles)
Price: $6.50
COOPERATIVA DE TRANSPORTES ALAUSI (CTA)
The main CTA bus stop in Alausí is located on Avenida 5 de Junio (Main Street) between 9 de Octubre and Route 47 streets.
Price: $6.50
Route Times:
GUAYAQUIL – ALAUSI
06H15, 09H30, 13H00, 16H00
ALAUSI – GUAYAQUIL
04H00, 09H00, 13H00, 15H00
GUAYAQUIL – RIOBAMBA
Price: $9.00
COOPERATIVA DE TRANSPORTES “PATRIA”
Terminal Terrestre Guayaquil
Address: Boletería Oficina No. 48
Avenida Las Américas
Telephone: 042 130 315 / 080 215 594
Route Times:
00:30 – 01:30 – 02:30
03:30 – 05:00 – 06:00
07:00 – 08:00 – 08:30
09:30 – 10:30 – 11:30
12:30 – 13:00 – 13:30
14:00 – 14:30 – 15:30
16:30 – 17:00 – 18:00
18:30 – 19:00 – 20:30
21:30 – 22:30 – 23:30
Buses from Riobamba
COOPERATIVA DE TRANSPORTES ALAUSI (CTA)
RIOBAMBA – ALAUSI
Location (Riobamba): Main Terminal
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Distance: 90 km (approximately 56 miles)
Price: $2.35
Route Hours:
Buses run every thirty minutes from Riobamba to Alausí from 05:00 to 20:00.
ALAUSI – RIOBAMBA
Location (Alausí): The main CTA bus stop in Alausí is located on Avenida 5 de Junio (Main Street) between 9 de Octubre and Route 47 streets.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Distance: 90 km (approximately 56 miles)
Price: $2.35
Route Hours:
Buses run every thirty minutes from Alausí to Riobamba from 05:00 to 20:00.
RIOBAMBA – QUITO
Location: Located at Main Terminal in Riobamba
Duration: Approximately 4 hours
Distance: 200 km (130 miles)
Price: $6.00
Route Times:
03:30 – 05:00 – 07:00
08:00 – 08:30 – 09:45
10:00 – 11:30 – 11:45
12:15 – 13:00 – 14:15
14:30 – 16:15 – 17:45
18:15 – 18:45 – 19:15
19:45 – 20:15 – 22:00
RIOBAMBA – CUENCA
Price: $8.00
Route Times:
05:30 – 07:30 – 09:30
11:00 – 13:00 – 15:30
19:30 – 22:30
Buses from Cuenca
CUENCA – ALAUSI
COOPERATIVA DE TRANSPORTES ALAUSI (CTA)
The main CTA bus stop in Alausí is located on Avenida 5 de Junio (Main Street) between 9 de Octubre and Route 47 streets.
Duration: 4 hours
Distance: 171 km (107 miles)
Price: $6.50
CUENCA – ALAUSI
04H30, 14H30
ALAUSI – CUENCA
06H15, 10H30
COOPERATIVA DE TRANSPORTES “PATRIA”
Address: Terminal Terrestre. Av. España s/n
Boletería y Encomiendas Oficina No. 12
Telephone: 072 832 729 / 080 215 507
CUENCA – RIOBAMBA
17:30 – 19:15
CUENCA – RIOBAMBA – QUITO
04:15 – 05:15 – 09:40
11:20 – 14:00 – 15:30
Taxis
Company Name: Cooperativa de transportes Alausí CTA
Address: 5 de Junio y Esteban Orozco
Telephone: 032-930-093
Company Name: Cooperativa de transportes interprovinciales Alausí TIA
Address: 5 de Junio y 9 de Octubre (taxi stop).
Telephone: 032-930-128 / 032-931-302
Company Name: Cooperativa de taxis José Antonio Pontón
Address: 5 de Junio y 9 de Octubre (taxi stop).
Telephone: 032-930-894
Airports
GUAYAQUIL: AEROPUERTO INTERNACIONAL JOSÉ JOAQUÍN DE OLMEDO
Address: José Joaquín de Olmedo, Av de Las Américas, Guayaquil 090513
Code: GYE
Elevation: 6 m
Telephone: (04) 216-9000
International Passengers: 2 580 336
QUITO: AEROPUERTO INTERNACIONAL MARISCAL SUCRE
Address: Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito Tababela S/N – Via, Quito 170907
Code: UIO
Telephone: (02) 395-4200
Elevation: 2411 m / 7910 pies (msnm)
CUENCA: AEROPUERTO MARISCAL LA MAR
Address: La Castellana, Cuenca
Code: CUE
Telephone: (07) 286-2203