There are 4 ways to get from Esmeraldas to Machala by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Esmeraldas to Machalabus Esmeraldas
9h$18–35Drive 583.2 km
- Drive from Esmeraldas to Machalacar 583.2 km
8h 23m$34–48Bus, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Tachina to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane UIO - ETR
7h 46m$192–540Bus, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Tachina to Santo Domingo de los Coloradosbus
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machalabus
10h 8m$118–279
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esmeraldas to Machala is to bus which costs $18 - $35 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Esmeraldas to Machala is to bus and fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $190 - $550.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Esmeraldas and arriving at Machala. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h.
The distance between Esmeraldas and Machala is 581 km. The road distance is 583.2 km.
The best way to get from Esmeraldas to Machala without a car is to bus which takes 9h and costs $18 - $35.
The bus from Esmeraldas to Machala takes 9h including transfers and departs three times a day.
Esmeraldas to Machala bus services, operated by Transportes Occidentales, depart from Esmeraldas station.
Esmeraldas to Machala bus services, operated by Transportes Occidentales, arrive at Machala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esmeraldas to Machala is 583 km. It takes approximately 8h 23m to drive from Esmeraldas to Machala.
There are 41+ hotels available in Machala.
What companies run services between Esmeraldas, Ecuador and Machala, Ecuador?
Transportes Occidentales operates a bus from Esmeraldas to Machala once daily. Tickets cost $22–35 and the journey takes 9h. Trans Esmeraldas S.A. also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- [email protected]
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Esmeraldas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Esmeraldas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- +(593) 032-520912
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportescita.com
Bus from Tachina to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.transportescita.com/sitio/
- Book at
- https://ce.novoerponline.com/eboleto
Bus from Tachina to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.transportescita.com/sitio/
- Book at
- https://ce.novoerponline.com/eboleto
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 07 282 2329
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Transportes-Pullman-Sucre-PullSucre-S-A-136104303073640/
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