Getting Here
Traveling to Ayangue by car
Ayangue is located 2.5 km from the Ruta del Spondylus, the coastal road between Santa Elena and Manta. A local road that is in good condition connects Ayangue to the Ruta del Spondylus. The Ruta del Spondylus itself from Ayangue to Santa Elena is also in good condition.
From Guayaquil (by bus)
By bus: to arrive in Ayangue you first need to take a bus from the Guayaquil Bus Terminal to the Santa Elena Bus Terminal in Santa Elena. Several bus companies (CLP, Costa Azul CICA, Liberpesa) offer frequent services (about every 20 minutes) between these terminals. The duration of the trip is two hours, and the price is about $4.30. You can buy your ticket at windows 86 to 88 on the first floor (ground floor) of the Guayaquil Bus Terminal. The ticket office of CLP is located on the third floor of the shopping center part of the bus terminal. From the Santa Elena Bus Terminal you can take a local bus to the bus stop of Ayangue. Bus services between Santa Elena and Ayangue are offered about every 20 minutes by bus companies TransManglaralto and CITUP. The last bus to Ayangue usually leaves at 8 PM from the Santa Elena Bus Terminal.The price for a ticket is about $2,00. You can buy a ticket for a local bus in the bus terminal. The duration is approximately one hour. Ayangue is located 2.5 kilometers off the bus stop along the Ruta del Spondylus. Near the Ayangue bus stop, taxis usually wait to take you to Ayangue ($1.50).
By car: most parts of the road between Guayaquil and Ayangue are in a good state. Be aware that there are almost every day speed checks on the Vía a la Costa, the road between Guayaquil and Santa Elena. There is one toll booth west of Guayaquil ($1,50). Some villages and towns along the coast have thresholds that are difficult to see in the dark.
From Salinas, La Libertad, Ballenita
By bus: from the Santa Elena Bus Terminal you can take a local TransManglaralto or CITUP bus to the bus stop of Ayangue along the Ruta del Spondylus. Frequency: about every 20 minutes. Last departure: 8 PM. Ayangue is 2.5 kilometers off the bus stop along the Ruta del Spondylus. Near the Ayangue bus stop, taxis usually wait to take you to Ayangue ($1.50).