There are 8 ways to get from Tacna to Machala by plane, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tumbes, bus
best- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Tumbes (TBP)plane TCQ - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
8h 37m$103–338Bus #3
cheapest- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Juliobus
- Take the bus from Lima to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Vela Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Vela Cruz to Machalabus
2d 7h$67–155Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Tacna to Moqueguabus
- Take the bus from Moquegua to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Trujillobus
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Aguas Verdesbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
36h 5m$89–205Drive 2,488 km
- Drive from Tacna to Machalacar 2,488 km
34h 10m$374–541Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane TCQ - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Machalataxi
11h 31m$443–883Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Tacna to Moqueguabus
- Take the bus from Moquegua to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbesbus
- Drive from Tumbes to Machalacar
38h 26m$115–265Bus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Juliobus
- Take the bus from Lima to Trujillobus
- Take the bus from Trujillo to Aguas Verdesbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus
40h 48m$86–147Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tacna to Moqueguabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Moquegua to Lima Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Machalabus
2d 7h$88–188
Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Tumbes (TBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacna to Machala is to bus which costs $85 - $150 and takes 40h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Tacna to Machala is to fly and bus which takes 8h 37m and costs $100 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Tacna to Machala. However, there are services departing from Tacna and arriving at Machala via Moquegua, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Trujillo and Huaquillas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 5m.
The distance between Tacna and Machala is 2045 km. The road distance is 2488 km.
The best way to get from Tacna to Machala without a car is to bus via Arequipa which takes 36h 5m and costs $85 - $210.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Tacna to Machala, including transfers.
Tacna to Machala bus services, operated by Transporte Moquegua Turismo, depart from Tacna station.
Tacna to Machala bus services, operated by Transporte Moquegua Turismo, arrive at Moquegua station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tacna to Machala is 2488 km. It takes approximately 34h 10m to drive from Tacna to Machala.
There are 58+ hotels available in Machala.
What companies run services between Tacna, Peru and Machala, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Tacna to Machala via Moquegua, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Trujillo, Aguas Verdes, and Huaquillas in around 36h 5m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
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
- +51 953 954 708
- informes@transportesmoquegua.com.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Tacna to Moquegua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Moquegua to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Moquegua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–45
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/bus-schedule/turismo-cautivo
Bus from Lima to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/bus-schedule/turismo-cautivo
- Phone
- +51 942 782 416
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-titanic-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +51 9 7416 1687
- informes@lathamperu.com.pe
- Website
- lathamperu.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- lathamperu.com.pe
- Book at
- lathamperu.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 990 017 181
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/JRexp/
- Phone
- +51 997 598 289
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 988 128 766
- transportessaelsol@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Trujillo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 51 974 738 106
- Transportesprimavera21@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Trujillo to Aguas Verdes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Lima to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Moquegua to Lima Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–31
- Website
- https://www.tacnainternacional.com.pe/
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Piura to Vela Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +51 9890 63 798
- atencionalcliente@roncoperu.com.pe
- Website
- roncoperu.com.pe
Bus from Lima to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- roncoperu.com.pe
- Phone
- +593 0996375105
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vela Cruz to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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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