There are 8 ways to get from Machala to Lago Agrío by bus, taxi, 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, taxi
best- Take the bus from Machala to El Cocabus Baños
- Take the taxi from El Coca to Lago Agríotaxi
7h 15m$127–155Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Machala to Lago Agríobus Lago Agrío
13h 36m$29–42Drive 739.6 km
- Drive from Machala to Lago Agríocar 739.6 km
11h 8m$42–61Bus to Loja, fly to Coca, bus
- Take the bus from Machala to Catamayobus
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Coca (OCC)plane LOH - OCC
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
8h 48m$175–579Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Loretobus
- Take the bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
10h 12m$34–66Fly Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ETR - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agríobus
10h 30m$186–519Bus to Cuenca, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agríobus
12h 50m$113–258Bus to Loja, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Machala to Catamayobus
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LOH - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agríobus
11h 55m$175–217
Loja (LOH) to Coca (OCC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Machala to Lago Agrío is to bus which costs $29 - $45 and takes 13h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Machala to Lago Agrío is to bus and taxi which takes 7h 15m and costs $120 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Machala to Lago Agrío. However, there are services departing from Machala and arriving at Lago Agrio via Cuenca, Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador and Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Machala and Lago Agrío is 765 km. The road distance is 739.6 km.
The best way to get from Machala to Lago Agrío without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 7h 15m and costs $120 - $160.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Machala to Lago Agrío, including transfers.
Machala to Lago Agrío bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, depart from Machala station.
Machala to Lago Agrío bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, arrive at Cuenca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Machala to Lago Agrío is 740 km. It takes approximately 11h 8m to drive from Machala to Lago Agrío.
There are 25+ hotels available in Lago Agrío.
What companies run services between Machala, Ecuador and Lago Agrío, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Machala to Lago Agrío via Cuenca, Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador, Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana, and Lago Agrio in around 10h 12m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Loja to Coca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Machala to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Machala to Catamayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Machala to Catamayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 98 809 8584
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Machala to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 98 355 8858
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551429053510
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/petrolerashushufindi/?locale=es_LA
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551429053510
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/petrolerashushufindi/?locale=es_LA
- 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
- Phone
- +593 07 282 2329
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Transportes-Pullman-Sucre-PullSucre-S-A-136104303073640/
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Transportes-Pullman-Sucre-PullSucre-S-A-136104303073640/
- Phone
- +593 3-274-0070
- [email protected]
Bus from Cuenca to Loreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 06 288 6679
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/JumandyCoop
- Phone
- +593 99 7670616
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $110–130
Coop De Taxis Auca Libre
- Phone
- +593 99 933 9339
- Website
- facebook.com
Servitour SAS
- Phone
- +593 99 366 8498
- Website
- servitour.amawebs.com
Taxis Puerto Orellana Dos
- Phone
- +593 99 610 4483
- Website
- facebook.com
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