There are 6 ways to get from Machala to Baños Canton by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
best- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Puyobus
- Take the bus from Puyo to Baños de Agua Santabus
7h 37m$14–48Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Machala to Riobambabus Riobamba / ...
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Baños de Agua Santabus Riobamba
8h 18m$13–44Drive 363.5 km
- Drive from Machala to Baños Cantoncar 363.5 km
5h 44m$21–30Fly, car, bus
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Baños de Agua Santabus
7h 59m$150–364Bus #2
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Bañosbus
8h 44m$19–42Bus #3
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus Cuenca / ...
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Baños de Agua Santabus Baños / ...
11h 20m$18–30
Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Machala to Baños Canton is to bus which costs $13 - $45 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Machala to Baños Canton is to drive which takes 5h 44m and costs $20 - $30.
No, there is no direct bus from Machala to Baños Canton. However, there are services departing from Machala and arriving at Baños de Agua Santa via Cuenca and Puyo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 37m.
The distance between Machala and Baños Canton is 594 km. The road distance is 363.5 km.
The best way to get from Machala to Baños Canton without a car is to bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE) which takes 7h 37m and costs $13 - $50.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Machala to Baños Canton, including transfers.
Machala to Baños Canton bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, depart from Machala station.
Machala to Baños Canton bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, arrive at Cuenca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Machala to Baños Canton is 363 km. It takes approximately 5h 44m to drive from Machala to Baños Canton.
There are 304+ hotels available in Baños Canton.
What companies run services between Machala, Ecuador and Baños Canton, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Machala to Baños de Agua Santa via Cuenca and Puyo in around 7h 37m.
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Transportes Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Transportes Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Transportes Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
- Phone
- +593 3-274-0070
- [email protected]
Bus from Cuenca to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Puyo to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–11
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Riobamba to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Ambato to Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Cuenca to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 99 7670616
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flota Pelileo
Bus from Cuenca to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–25
- Schedules at
- Flota Pelileo
Bus from Puyo to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- Flota Pelileo
Bus from Puyo to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- Riobamba Cooperativa de Transportes
Bus from Riobamba to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- Riobamba Cooperativa de Transportes
- Phone
- +593 99 704 9828
- [email protected]
- Website
- Touris San Francisco
Bus from Puyo to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Touris San Francisco
Bus from Riobamba to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- Touris San Francisco
Bus from Ambato to Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- Touris San Francisco
- Phone
- +593-2964587
- [email protected]
Bus from Puyo to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Puyo to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
Bus from Riobamba to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
Bus from Ambato to Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Machala to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expreso Baños
Bus from Riobamba to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- Expreso Baños
Bus from Ambato to Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- Expreso Baños
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including Travelling around the UAE, How to get from JFK to New York City, and Travelling Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast by boat, bus, car and train - to help you get the most out of your next trip.


































