There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Guayaquil by plane or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MEL - GYE
31h 14m$1,320–2,220Fly Melbourne Airport to Cuenca, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MEL - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
39h 36m$530–1,530Fly Melbourne Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tumbes (TBP)plane MEL - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
31h 36m$789–2,054Fly Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MEB - GYE
2d 11h$754–2,004
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Guayaquil is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 39h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Guayaquil is to fly which takes 31h 14m and costs $1,300 - $2,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Guayaquil is 13655 km.
It takes approximately 31h 14m to get from Melbourne to Guayaquil, including transfers.
Guayaquil is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:39 PM in Melbourne and 1:39 AM in Guayaquil.
There are 448+ hotels available in Guayaquil.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Guayaquil, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile and Qantas fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Sydney, Santiago, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Sydney, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Phone
- +593 98 731 4698
- [email protected]
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- Cooperativa International Ecuatoriano Pullman
- Phone
- +593 95 874 8163
- [email protected]
- Website
- cifainternacional.com
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- cifainternacional.com
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