There are 8 ways to get from Machala to Colombia by taxi, plane, bus, or car
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Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to El Dorado International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Machala to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane GYE - BOG
5h 20m$337–526Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Machala to El Cocabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
26h 45m$71–108Drive 1,562.6 km
- Drive from Machala to Bogotácar 1,562.6 km
24h 18m$89–128Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take the taxi from Machala to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane GYE - MDE
5h 18m$352–636Bus to Cuenca, fly to El Dorado International Airport
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane CUE - BOG
9h 25m$227–344Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Loretobus
- Take the bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
28h 46m$82–133Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
38h 25m$94–149Bus #2
- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
41h 53m$112–160
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Machala to Colombia is to bus which costs $70 - $110 and takes 26h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Machala to Colombia is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs $350 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Machala to Colombia. However, there are services departing from Machala and arriving at Guatoque - Veraguas A - 2 ó 5 via Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana, La Dorada, Putumayo and Portal Sur T9. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 45m.
The distance between Machala and Colombia is 1191 km. The road distance is 1562.6 km.
The best way to get from Machala to Colombia without a car is to bus via Quito which takes 38h 25m and costs $90 - $150.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Machala to Colombia, including transfers.
Machala to Colombia bus services, operated by Expreso Baños, depart from Machala station.
Machala to Colombia bus services, operated by Expreso Baños, arrive at El Coca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Machala to Colombia is 1563 km. It takes approximately 24h 18m to drive from Machala to Colombia.
There are 2785+ hotels available in Colombia.
What companies run services between Machala, Ecuador and Colombia?
You can take a vehicle from Machala to Guatoque - Veraguas A - 2 ó 5 via Machala, Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana, Lago Agrio, La Dorada, Putumayo, Terminal Satelite del Sur, and Portal Sur T9 in around 26h 45m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–270
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–330
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Machala to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 98 355 8858
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551429053510
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/petrolerashushufindi/?locale=es_LA
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551429053510
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/petrolerashushufindi/?locale=es_LA
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- 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
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/
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/
Bus from Cuenca to Loreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 06 288 6679
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/JumandyCoop
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Compañía de taxis Taxi Flash
- Phone
- +593 7-296-3300
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de Taxis Transtax S.A.
- Phone
- +593 7-293-6111
- Website
- facebook.com
Coop. de taxis Santa Isabel
- Phone
- +593 98 423 3084
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa De Taxis Héroes De Pilo
- Phone
- +593 7-296-0760
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de taxis Taxi Flash
- Phone
- +593 7-296-3300
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de Taxis Transtax S.A.
- Phone
- +593 7-293-6111
- Website
- facebook.com
Coop. de taxis Santa Isabel
- Phone
- +593 98 423 3084
- Website
- facebook.com
Cooperativa De Taxis Héroes De Pilo
- Phone
- +593 7-296-0760
- Website
- facebook.com
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