There are 7 ways to get from Atacames to Machala by bus, car, or plane
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Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
best- Take the bus from Atacames to CuencaAtacames
- Take the bus from Cuenca to MachalaCuenca / ...
9h 7m$23–40Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Atacames to MachalaHuaquillas
15h 46m$17–25Drive 600.5 km
- Drive from Atacames to Machala600.5 km
8h 34m$34–50Bus, car, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Atacames to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)UIO - ETR
10h 18m$181–349Bus
- Take the bus from Esmeraldas to MachalaEsmeraldas
10h 28m$24–35Bus via Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Atacames to Santo Domingo de los ColoradosRiobamba / ...
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to MachalaQuito
13h 16m$24–37Bus, car, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Atacames to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Take the bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machala
12h 43m$121–185
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atacames to Machala is to bus which costs $17 - $25 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Atacames to Machala is to drive which takes 8h 34m and costs $30 - $50.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Atacames and arriving at Machala. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 46m.
The distance between Atacames and Machala is 802 km. The road distance is 600.5 km.
The best way to get from Atacames to Machala without a car is to bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE) which takes 9h 7m and costs $23 - $40.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Atacames to Machala, including transfers.
Atacames to Machala bus services, operated by Transportes Occidentales, depart from Esmeraldas station.
Atacames to Machala bus services, operated by Transportes Occidentales, arrive at Machala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atacames to Machala is 601 km. It takes approximately 8h 34m to drive from Atacames to Machala.
There are 74+ hotels available in Machala.
What companies run services between Atacames, Ecuador and Machala, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Atacames to Machala via Cuenca, El Arenal, Terminal Terrestre, and Cuenca in around 9h 7m.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
Bus from Atacames to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Atacames to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 07 282 2329
- cuencaexpress2019@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Transportes-Pullman-Sucre-PullSucre-S-A-136104303073640/
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Atacames to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Atacames to Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Esmeraldas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Santo Domingo de los Colorados to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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