There are 8 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 Ofelia
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)UIO - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Machala
5h 27m$146–314Bus #3
cheapest- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofelia
- Take the bus from Terminal de la Ofelia to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
14h 48m$18–29Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Latacunga
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machala
11h 48m$23–51Drive 551.2 km
- Drive from Cayambe to Machala551.2 km
8h 16m$32–46Bus, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofelia
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machala
7h 52m$86–160Bus, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofelia
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)UIO - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Machala
7h 7m$170–285Bus
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La Ofelia
- Take the bus from Terminal de la Ofelia to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
12h 47m$19–28Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cayambe to Terminal La OfeliaQuito
- Take the bus from Quito to MachalaQuito
13h 7m$21–28
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 $21 - $29 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cayambe to Machala is to bus and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs $140 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Cayambe to Machala. However, there are services departing from Cayambe and arriving at Machala via Latacunga, Ambato and Cuenca. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
The distance between Cayambe and Machala is 536 km. The road distance is 551.2 km.
The best way to get from Cayambe to Machala without a car is to bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE) which takes 11h 48m and costs $23 - $55.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Cayambe to Machala, including transfers.
Cayambe to Machala bus services, operated by Expreso Baños, depart from Cayambe station.
Cayambe to Machala bus services, operated by Expreso Baños, arrive at Latacunga station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cayambe to Machala is 551 km. It takes approximately 8h 16m to drive from Cayambe to Machala.
There are 71+ hotels available in Machala.
What companies run services between Cayambe, Ecuador and Machala, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Cayambe to Machala via Latacunga, Latacunga, Terminal Terrestre de Ambato, Ambato, and Cuenca in around 11h 48m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
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
- $75–130
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- 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
- $40–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
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 0996375105
- 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
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Cayambe to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Cayambe to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- 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
- +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
- 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
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- 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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