There are 5 ways to get from Machala to Guaranda by bus, taxi, car, or plane
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Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Machala to La Troncalbus
- Take the bus from La Troncal to Cumandábus
- Take the taxi from Cumandá to Guarandataxi
6h 30m$66–90Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
cheapest- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Cariamanga
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Guarandabus Quito
8h 52m$12–20Drive 281.2 km
- Drive from Machala to Guarandacar 281.2 km
4h 44m$16–23Fly, car, bus
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guarandabus
8h 50m$170–233Bus
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Guarandabus
10h 42m
Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Machala to Guaranda is to bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE) which costs $11 - $21 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Machala to Guaranda is to drive which takes 4h 44m and costs $15 - $23.
No, there is no direct bus from Machala to Guaranda. However, there are services departing from Machala and arriving at Guaranda via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 52m.
The distance between Machala and Guaranda is 288 km. The road distance is 281.2 km.
The best way to get from Machala to Guaranda without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 6h 30m and costs $65 - $90.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Machala to Guaranda, including transfers.
Machala to Guaranda bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, depart from Machala station.
Machala to Guaranda bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Machala to Guaranda is 281 km. It takes approximately 4h 44m to drive from Machala to Guaranda.
There are 18+ hotels available in Guaranda.
What companies run services between Machala, Ecuador and Guaranda, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Machala to Guaranda via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 8h 52m.
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Machala to La Troncal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from La Troncal to Cumandá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9747 4018
- expressatenas@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Transportes-Express-Atenas-100064103738896/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Transportes-Express-Atenas-100064103738896/
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
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
- +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
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9332 4255
- contacto@salinasdeguaranda.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Guaranda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/disco01de10denoviembre/
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Estimated price
- $55–70
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