There are 7 ways to get from Cayambe to Machala by bus, plane, car, or taxi
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Bus, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
best- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofeliabus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane UIO - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Machalabus
5h 27m$146–344Bus via Riobamba
cheapest- Take the bus from Cayambe to Riobambabus Ibarra
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Machalabus Riobamba / ...
12h 39m$20–46Drive 551 km
- Drive from Cayambe to Machalacar 551 km
8h 19m$32–46Bus, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofeliabus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machalabus
7h 54m$101–210Bus, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofeliabus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane UIO - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Machalataxi
7h 9m$185–305Bus
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofeliabus Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Machalabus Quito
13h 7m$22–30Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofeliabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de la Ofelia to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machalabus
14h 19m$20–26
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cayambe to Machala is to bus which costs $20 - $27 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cayambe to Machala is to bus and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs $140 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Cayambe to Machala. However, there are services departing from Cayambe and arriving at Machala via Riobamba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 39m.
The distance between Cayambe and Machala is 536 km. The road distance is 551 km.
The best way to get from Cayambe to Machala without a car is to bus via Riobamba which takes 12h 39m and costs $20 - $50.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Cayambe to Machala, including transfers.
Cayambe to Machala bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Unidos, depart from Cayambe station.
Cayambe to Machala bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Unidos, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cayambe to Machala is 551 km. It takes approximately 8h 19m to drive from Cayambe to Machala.
There are 54+ hotels available in Machala.
What companies run services between Cayambe, Ecuador and Machala, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Cayambe to Machala via Riobamba in around 12h 39m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- 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
- $45–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofelia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 93 999 0918
- info@cooppinas.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $2–4
- Phone
- +593 96 005 9074
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
Bus from Cayambe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Riobamba to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.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) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Quito to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 0 2266 5018
- info@pasajerosquito.gob.ec
- Website
- pasajerosquito.gob.ec
Bus from Terminal de la Ofelia to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- pasajerosquito.gob.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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