There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Ecuador by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MEL - GYE
32h 19m$774–2,227Fly to Cuenca
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MEL - CUE
38h 48m$512–1,512Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MEL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
31h 9m$837–2,037Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tumbes (TBP)plane MEL - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
28h 5m$717–2,227Fly to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Piura International Airport (PIU)plane MEL - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Lojabus
35h 37m$823–2,429
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Ecuador is to fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 38h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Ecuador is to fly and bus which takes 28h 5m and costs $700 - $2,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Ecuador is 13664 km.
It takes approximately 32h 19m to get from Melbourne to Ecuador, including transfers.
There are 401+ hotels available in Ecuador.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Qantas, and Air New Zealand fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Sydney, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piura International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piura International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- flotabolivar2017@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Piura to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.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
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