There are 7 ways to get from Mindo to Machala by bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Bus, car, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
best- Take the bus from Mindo to Terminal La Ofelia
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)UIO - ETR
6h 13m$171–329Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mindo to Terminal La Ofelia
- Take the bus from Terminal de la Ofelia to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
13h 17m$21–30Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Mindo to La Union de Toachi
- Take the bus from La Union de Toachi to Terminal Quevedo
- Take the bus from Quevedo to Machala
10h 49m$70–90Drive 495.8 km
- Drive from Mindo to Machala495.8 km
7h 19m$29–41Bus, car, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Mindo to Terminal La Ofelia
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machala
8h 39m$111–165Bus, car, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Mindo to Terminal La Ofelia
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)UIO - GYE
- Take the taxi from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Machala
7h 54m$190–320Tour, bus
- Take the bus from Mindo to QuitoQuito
- Take the bus from Quito to MachalaQuito
17h$97–104
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mindo to Machala is to bus which costs $20 - $30 and takes 13h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Mindo to Machala is to bus and car and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs $170 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Mindo to Machala. However, there are services departing from Mindo and arriving at Machala via Terminal de la Ofelia and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 17m.
The distance between Mindo and Machala is 607 km. The road distance is 495.8 km.
The best way to get from Mindo to Machala without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 10h 49m and costs $70 - $90.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Mindo to Machala, including transfers.
Mindo to Machala bus services, operated by Cooperativa Flor Del Valle, depart from Mindo station.
Mindo to Machala bus services, operated by Cooperativa Flor Del Valle, arrive at Terminal La Ofelia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mindo to Machala is 496 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Mindo to Machala.
There are 74+ hotels available in Machala.
What companies run services between Mindo, Ecuador and Machala, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Mindo to Machala via Terminal La Ofelia, Terminal de la Ofelia, and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 13h 17m.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Bus from Mindo to Terminal La Ofelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 2-238-9652
- cooptransaloag1977@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Union de Toachi to Terminal Quevedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/coop.transp.aloag
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Quevedo to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- 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 Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Transportes-Pullman-Sucre-PullSucre-S-A-136104303073640/
- Phone
- +593 0 2266 5018
- info@pasajerosquito.gob.ec
- Website
- pasajerosquito.gob.ec
Bus from Terminal de la Ofelia to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- pasajerosquito.gob.ec
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 335 9796
- quindetour@gmail.com
- Website
- quitotourbus.com
Bus from Mindo to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://quitotourbus.com/en/home
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Quito to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Estimated price
- $50–130
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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