There are 7 ways to get from Salinas to Esmeraldas by unknown, bus, or plane
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Travel, bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
best- Walk from Salinas to Machalaunknown
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Esmeraldasbus
10h 30mTravel to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Salinas to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEunknown
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane GYE - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Esmeraldasbus
8h 55mTravel, bus
- Walk from Salinas to Machalaunknown
- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Esmeraldasbus
12h 9mTravel, bus via Manta
- Walk from Salinas to Villamil terminal Manglaraltounknown
- Take the bus from Villamil terminal Manglaralto to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus
- Take the bus from Manta to Esmeraldasbus
12h 43mTravel to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, bus
- Walk from Salinas to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)unknown
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ETR - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Esmeraldasbus
8h 11mTravel, bus to Cuenca, fly, bus
- Walk from Salinas to Machalaunknown
- 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 Esmeraldasbus
11h 59mTravel, bus to Loja, fly, bus
- Walk from Salinas to Machalaunknown
- 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 Esmeraldasbus
11h 3m
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Salinas and Esmeraldas is 807 km.
The best way to get from Salinas to Esmeraldas without a car is to travel and bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE) which takes 10h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Salinas to Esmeraldas, including transfers.
There are 197+ hotels available in Esmeraldas.
What companies run services between Salinas, Guayas, Ecuador and Esmeraldas, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Salinas to Esmeraldas. However, you can travel to Machala, take the bus to Cuenca, walk to Terminal Terrestre, take the vehicle to El Arenal, walk to Cuenca, then take the bus to Esmeraldas. Alternatively, you can travel to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre, take the bus to Quito Terminal Carcelén, then take the bus to Esmeraldas.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–120
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–180
- 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 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 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Cuenca to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
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
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- [email protected]
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 99 731 0930
- [email protected]
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593 99 436 5377
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villamil terminal Manglaralto to Manta Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- movilidadmanta.gob.ec
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
Bus from Manta to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
- Phone
- +593 05 293 2988
- [email protected]
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- andestransit.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
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