There are 5 ways to get from Guaranda to Machala by taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Guaranda to Pallatanga
- Take the bus from Pallatanga to La Troncal
- Take the bus from La Troncal to Machala
6h 50m$56–73Bus via Babahoyo
cheapest- Take the bus from Guaranda to BabahoyoLago Agrio / ...
- Take the bus from Babahoyo to MachalaQuito
8h 3m$13–28Drive 281.6 km
- Drive from Guaranda to Machala281.6 km
4h 43m$16–24Bus, car, fly
- Take the bus from Guaranda to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)UIO - ETR
8h 28m$173–338Bus
- Take the bus from Guaranda to Terminal Terrestre de GuayaquilQuito
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to MachalaGuayaquil / ...
6h 55m$14–20
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guaranda to Machala is to bus via Babahoyo which costs $13 - $28 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Guaranda to Machala is to drive which takes 4h 43m and costs $16 - $24.
No, there is no direct bus from Guaranda to Machala. However, there are services departing from Guaranda and arriving at Machala via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 55m.
The distance between Guaranda and Machala is 303 km. The road distance is 281.6 km.
The best way to get from Guaranda to Machala without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 6h 50m and costs $55 - $75.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Guaranda to Machala, including transfers.
Guaranda to Machala bus services, operated by Express Atenas Compañía de Transportes, depart from Guaranda station.
Guaranda to Machala bus services, operated by Express Atenas Compañía de Transportes, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Guaranda to Machala is 282 km. It takes approximately 4h 43m to drive from Guaranda to Machala.
There are 65+ hotels available in Machala.
What companies run services between Guaranda, Ecuador and Machala, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Guaranda to Machala via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 6h 55m.
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
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Pallatanga to La Troncal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from La Troncal to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 2-300-7007
- expressatenas@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Guaranda to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Transportes-Express-Atenas-100064103738896/
Bus from Guaranda to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Transportes-Express-Atenas-100064103738896/
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Guaranda to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Guaranda to Babahoyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Guaranda to Babahoyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Guaranda to Babahoyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Babahoyo to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Estimated price
- $40–55
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