There are 10 ways to get from Machala to Chile by bus, plane, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Tumbes, fly to Antofagasta Airport
best- Take the bus from Machala to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane TBP - ANF
9h 7m$260–689Bus via Piura
cheapest- Take the bus from Machala to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
3d 6h$140–252Bus
- Take the bus from Machala to Máncorabus
- Take the bus from Máncora to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borjabus
3d 2h$257–381Drive 4,518.7 km
- Drive from Machala to Santiagocar 4,518.7 km
2d 10h$558–805Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport
- Take the taxi from Machala to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane GYE - ANF
8h 56m$363–1,058Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Take the taxi from Machala to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane GYE - SCL
8h 8m$351–831Bus to Tumbes, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Take the bus from Machala to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane TBP - SCL
10h 42m$248–392Bus to Cuenca, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane CUE - SCL
15h 11m$279–967Bus to Piura International Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport
- Take the bus from Machala to Piurabus
- Fly from Piura International Airport (PIU) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane PIU - ANF
14h 26m$340–1,251Bus #2
- Take the bus from Machala to Mancorabus
- Take the bus from Máncora to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
3d 8h$142–251
Tumbes (TBP) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Machala to Chile is to bus via Piura which costs $140 - $260 and takes 3 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Machala to Chile is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $350 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Machala to Chile. However, there are services departing from Machala and arriving at PA658-Avenida Matta / esq. San Diego via Máncora, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and PA368-Parada 4 /. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Machala and Chile is 2571 km. The road distance is 4518.7 km.
The best way to get from Machala to Chile without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs $250 - $390.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Machala to Chile, including transfers.
Machala to Chile bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA, depart from Machala station.
Machala to Chile bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA, arrive at Máncora station.
Yes, the driving distance between Machala to Chile is 4519 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Machala to Chile.
There are 3351+ hotels available in Chile.
What companies run services between Machala, Ecuador and Chile?
You can take a bus from Machala to PA658-Avenida Matta / esq. San Diego via Máncora, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Terminal San Borja, and PA368-Parada 4 / in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Tumbes to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Tumbes to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Antofagasta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Piura International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Piura International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–380
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Machala to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 874 8163
- info@cifainternacional.com
- Website
- cifainternacional.com
Bus from Machala to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- cifainternacional.com
Bus from Machala to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- cifainternacional.com
Bus from Machala to Mancora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cifainternacional.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Máncora to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Machala to Cuenca
- 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 Machala to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Transportes-Pullman-Sucre-PullSucre-S-A-136104303073640/
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 997 598 289
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 947 730 000
- atencionweb@ittsabus.com
- Website
- ittsabus.com
Bus from Máncora to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Book at
- ittsabus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Cooperativa De Taxis Héroes De Pilo
- Phone
- +593 98 403 7180
- Website
- facebook.com
Coop. de taxis Santa Isabel
- Phone
- +593 98 423 3084
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de Taxis Transtax S.A.
- Phone
- +593 991085345
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de taxis Taxi Flash
- Phone
- +593 99 987 6000
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa De Taxis Héroes De Pilo
- Phone
- +593 98 403 7180
- Website
- facebook.com
Coop. de taxis Santa Isabel
- Phone
- +593 98 423 3084
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de Taxis Transtax S.A.
- Phone
- +593 991085345
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de taxis Taxi Flash
- Phone
- +593 99 987 6000
- Website
- facebook.com
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