There are 10 ways to get from Ibarra to Machala by bus, plane, car, or taxi
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Bus, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
best- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane UIO - ETR
5h 46m$176–926Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Ibarra to Cuencabus Ibarra
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machalabus Cuenca / ...
13h 6m$22–34Bus
- Take the bus from Otavalo to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Machalabus Guayaquil / ...
12h 9m$25–33Drive 596.3 km
- Drive from Ibarra to Machalacar 596.3 km
8h 57m$34–49Bus, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machalabus
8h 8m$97–236Bus, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- 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 23m$191–270Bus, fly to Loja
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)plane UIO - LOH
- Take the bus from Catamayo to Machalabus
9h 26m$175–204Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Alóagbus
- Take the bus from Alóag to Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machalabus
12h 44m$26–55Bus #3
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus Quito / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machalabus Quito
14h 27m$22–32Tour, bus
- Take the bus from Otavalo to Quitobus
- Take the bus from Quito to Machalabus Quito
20h$70–81
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ibarra to Machala is to bus which costs $21 - $35 and takes 14h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Ibarra to Machala is to bus and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs $170 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Ibarra to Machala. However, there are services departing from Ibarra and arriving at Machala via Otavalo and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 9m.
The distance between Ibarra and Machala is 575 km. The road distance is 596.3 km.
The best way to get from Ibarra to Machala without a car is to bus which takes 12h 9m and costs $24 - $35.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Ibarra to Machala, including transfers.
Ibarra to Machala bus services, operated by Flota Imbabura, depart from Otavalo station.
Ibarra to Machala bus services, operated by Flota Imbabura, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ibarra to Machala is 596 km. It takes approximately 8h 57m to drive from Ibarra to Machala.
There are 40+ hotels available in Machala.
What companies run services between Ibarra, Ecuador and Machala, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Ibarra to Machala via Otavalo, Otavalo, and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 12h 9m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
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
- $85–180
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Otavalo to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Ibarra to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes Aerotaxi
- 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
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Catamayo to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.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
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Transportes Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Transportes Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Transportes Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 2-238-9652
- cooptransaloag1977@hotmail.com
- Website
- Cooperativa Aloag
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Alóag
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- Cooperativa Aloag
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes 22 de Julio
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- 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
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- Trans Esmeraldas S.A.
- Phone
- +593 98 356 8391
- quindetour@gmail.com
- Website
- Quito Tour Bus
Bus from Otavalo to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $49
- Website
- Quito Tour Bus
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
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