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

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There are 9 ways to get from Tulcán to Machala by bus, plane, car, or taxi

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

    best
    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Ibarrabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus bus
    3. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane plane UIO - ETR
    8h
    $173–220

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Huaquillasbus bus Tulcán / ...
    2. Take the bus from Huaquillas to Machalabus bus Huaquillas
    16h 3m
    $13–39

  3. Drive  723.7 km

    1. Drive from Tulcán to Machalacar car 723.7 km
    10h 43m
    $55–79

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

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Ibarrabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus bus
    3. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane plane UIO - CUE
    4. Take the bus from Cuenca to Machalabus bus
    10h 18m
    $89–209

  5. Bus, bus to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Ibarrabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus bus
    3. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane plane UIO - GYE
    4. Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Machalataxi taxi
    9h 37m
    $188–274

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

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Nuevo Lojabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus bus
    3. Fly from Coca (OCC) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane plane OCC - ETR
    19h 13m
    $95–523

  7. Bus, bus to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Loja

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Ibarrabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus bus
    3. Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)plane plane UIO - LOH
    4. Take the bus from Catamayo to Machalabus bus
    11h 40m
    $172–217

  8. Bus via Quito

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus bus Quito / ...
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Machalabus bus Quito
    17h 1m
    $24–33

  9. Bus via Quito #2

    1. Take the bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Cuenca to Machalabus bus
    17h 29m
    $24–50

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

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration50 minAverage Duration
Ticket$54Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 699.6 km
  • Duration: 8h

What companies run services between Tulcán, Ecuador and Machala, Ecuador?

You can take a bus from Tulcán to Machala via Huaquillas and Huaquillas in around 16h 3m.

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