There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Guayaquil by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
32h 9m$1,319–2,119Fly 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
40h 11m$629–1,729Fly Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MEL - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquilbus
35h 18m$937–2,143Fly 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
32h 36m$738–2,053Fly 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 12h$754–2,104
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 $600 - $1,800 and takes 40h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Guayaquil is to fly which takes 32h 9m and costs $1,300 - $2,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Guayaquil is 13655 km.
It takes approximately 32h 9m to get from Melbourne to Guayaquil, including transfers.
Guayaquil is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:13 AM in Melbourne and 2:13 PM in Guayaquil.
There are 421+ hotels available in Guayaquil.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Guayaquil, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Jetstar, 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
- 33h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 46m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Mariscal Sucre International Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 49m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Sydney, Santiago, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- 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
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
- [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
- Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA
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