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How to get fromTulcán to Machalaby bus, car, plane or taxi

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There are 8 ways to get from Tulcán to Machala by bus, car, plane, or taxi

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  1. Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Ibarrabus
    2. Take the bus from Ibarra to Quitobus
    3. Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
    4. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)planeUIO - ETR
    7h 46m
    $177–346

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to HuaquillasbusTulcán / ...
    2. Take the bus from Huaquillas to MachalabusHuaquillas
    15h 57m
    $14–28

  3. Drive 711.5 km

    1. Drive from Tulcán to Machalacar711.5 km
    10h 42m
    $41–59

  4. Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Cuenca

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Ibarrabus
    2. Take the bus from Ibarra to Quitobus
    3. Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
    4. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)planeUIO - CUE
    5. Take the bus from Cuenca to Machalabus
    10h 12m
    $117–182

  5. Bus, bus to Coca, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Nuevo Lojabus
    2. Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
    3. Fly from Coca (OCC) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)planeOCC - ETR
    18h 43m
    $252–367

  6. Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Ibarrabus
    2. Take the bus from Ibarra to Quitobus
    3. Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
    4. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)planeUIO - GYE
    5. Take the taxi from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Machalataxi
    9h 27m
    $196–337

  7. Bus via Quito

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbebusTulcan
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to MachalabusQuito
    16h 29m
    $23–38

  8. Bus via Quito #2

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbebusQuito / ...
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to MachalabusQuito
    17h 30m
    $21–36

Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration47 minAverage Duration
Ticket$36Cheapest Price
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You can take a bus from Tulcán to Machala via Huaquillas in around 15h 57m.

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