There are 9 ways to get from Machala to Pasto by bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tulcánbus
- Drive from Tulcán to Pastocar
14h 3m$34–49Drive 810.3 km
- Drive from Machala to Pastocar 810.3 km
12h 15m$46–67Fly Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus, drive
- 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 Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcánbus
- Drive from Tulcán to Pastocar
10h 4m$182–254Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the taxi from Rumichaca to Pastotaxi
15h 10m$87–117Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pastobus
23h 16m$49–73Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus, drive
- Take the taxi from Machala to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane GYE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcánbus
- Drive from Tulcán to Pastocar
10h 56m$223–342Bus to Loja, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus, drive
- Take the bus from Machala to Catamayobus
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcánbus
- Drive from Tulcán to Pastocar
11h 25m$170–239Bus to Cuenca, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus, drive
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Tulcánbus
- Drive from Tulcán to Pastocar
12h 25m$133–260Fly Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Coca, bus, drive
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Coca (OCC)plane ETR - OCC
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Loja to Santa Bárbarabus
- Drive from Santa Bárbara to Pastocar
14h 16m$323–443
Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Machala to Pasto is to bus and drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Machala to Pasto is to fly and car and bus and drive which takes 10h 4m and costs $180 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Machala to Pasto. However, there are services departing from Machala and arriving at Terminal de Pasto via Santa Rosa, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca and Terminal Ipiales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 16m.
The distance between Machala and Pasto is 925 km. The road distance is 810.3 km.
The best way to get from Machala to Pasto without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 15h 10m and costs $85 - $120.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Machala to Pasto, including transfers.
Machala to Pasto bus services, operated by Panamericana Internacional, depart from Santa Rosa station.
Machala to Pasto bus services, operated by Panamericana Internacional, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Machala to Pasto is 810 km. It takes approximately 12h 15m to drive from Machala to Pasto.
There are 235+ hotels available in Pasto.
What companies run services between Machala, Ecuador and Pasto, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Machala to Terminal de Pasto via Santa Rosa, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, and Terminal Ipiales in around 23h 16m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–280
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- 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
- $30–230
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Coca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–420
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Coca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–420
- Phone
- +593 07 293 1164
- ecuatorianopullman@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ecuatoriano.pullman/
- Phone
- +593 95 874 8163
- info@cifainternacional.com
- Website
- cifainternacional.com
Bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- cifainternacional.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Ibarra to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- 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) 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/
- Phone
- +593 99 731 0930
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Santa Rosa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Santa Rosa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Machala to Catamayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
- 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
- +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.ec
- 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
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- info@taxgacela.com
- Website
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Nuevo Loja to Santa Bárbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
- 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
- 1h 57m
- Estimated price
- $40–130
Taxis La Frontera
- Phone
- +57 602 773 3840
RadioTaxis 13 13
- Phone
- +57 602 773 1313
Cootransmilenio Taxis Ipiales
- Phone
- +57 313 611 4103
Cooperativa De Taxis Héroes De Pilo
- Phone
- +593 7-296-0760
- Website
- facebook.com
Coop. de taxis Santa Isabel
- Phone
- +593 98 423 3084
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de Taxis Transtax S.A.
- Phone
- +593 7-293-6111
- Website
- facebook.com
Compañía de taxis Taxi Flash
- Phone
- +593 7-296-3300
- Website
- facebook.com
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