There are 9 ways to get from Machala to Zapallar by taxi, plane, bus, or car
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Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly, bus
best- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Paradero Zapallarbus
11h 34m$357–1,054Bus 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Paradero Zapallarbus
3d 8h$143–326Drive, bus
- Drive from Machala to Tumbescar
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Paradero Zapallarbus
3d 2h$273–440Drive 4,388.7 km
- Drive from Machala to Zapallarcar 4,388.7 km
2d 8h$542–782Bus to Tumbes, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Machala to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane TBP - SCL
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Paradero Zapallarbus
13h 55m$257–452Bus to Cuenca, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Machala to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane CUE - SCL
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Paradero Zapallarbus
18h 33m$377–1,192Bus to Piura International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Machala to Piurabus
- Fly from Piura International Airport (PIU) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane PIU - SCL
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Paradero Zapallarbus
17h 43m$216–559Bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Paradero Zapallarbus
3d 6h$265–450Bus via Máncora
- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Paradero Zapallarbus
3d 11h$145–325
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Machala to Zapallar is to bus via Piura which costs $140 - $330 and takes 3 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Machala to Zapallar is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 11h 34m and costs $350 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Machala to Zapallar. However, there are services departing from Machala and arriving at Paradero Zapallar via Máncora, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Terminal San Borja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Machala and Zapallar is 3967 km. The road distance is 4388.7 km.
The best way to get from Machala to Zapallar without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 6h and costs $260 - $450.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Machala to Zapallar, including transfers.
Machala to Zapallar bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA, depart from Machala station.
Machala to Zapallar bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transporte CIFA, arrive at Máncora station.
Zapallar is 1h ahead of Machala. It is currently 11:55 AM in Machala and 12:55 PM in Zapallar.
Yes, the driving distance between Machala to Zapallar is 4389 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Machala to Zapallar.
What companies run services between Machala, Ecuador and Zapallar, Valparaíso, Chile?
You can take a bus from Machala to Paradero Zapallar via Máncora, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, and Terminal San Borja in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–310
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–310
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–310
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Piura International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Piura International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima, Cuzco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Tumbes to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–370
Flights from Piura International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Piura International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Paradero Zapallar
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $9–22
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Paradero Zapallar
- Semi Cama
- $10–15
- Cama
- $9–22
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Máncora to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- 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
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Machala to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Machala to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Machala to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.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 95 874 8163
- info@cifainternacional.com
- Website
- 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 Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- 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 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
- $26–40
- 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
- $95–170
- 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 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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