Distance from La Unión to Machala (Ecuador)

The distance between La Unión, Esmeraldas and Machala, El Oro is 450 kilometers (280 miles).

La Unión, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Machala, El Oro, Ecuador

From La Unión to Machala, the straight-line distance is 450 kilometers, heading south. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with La Unión at 15 meters above sea level and Machala at 15 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 12-14 hours
Car 10-12 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
La Unión, Ecuador

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Guayaquil

Coordinates: 0.8102° N 79.866° W

Elevation: 15 m (49 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • General Rivadeneira Airport (ESM)
  • La Florida Airport (TCO)
  • Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)
  • Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)
  • Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO)
Machala, Ecuador

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Guayaquil

Coordinates: 3.2586° S 79.9605° W

Elevation: 15 m (49 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • General Manuel Serrano Airport (MCH)
  • Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR)
  • Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport (TBP)
  • Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH)
  • Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE)

Other distances from La Unión

Distance between cities Kilometers
From La Unión to Quito 188 km
From La Unión to Guayaquil 332 km
From La Unión to Cuenca 421 km
From La Unión to Ambato 267 km
From La Unión to Portoviejo 216 km

Other distances from Machala

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Machala to Quito 371 km
From Machala to Guayaquil 118 km
From Machala to Cuenca 113 km
From Machala to Ambato 268 km
From Machala to Portoviejo 250 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Ecuador that are at equal or similar distances as between La Unión and Machala.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Puebla, Mexico San Luis Potosí, Mexico 450 km
Columbus, United States Hamilton, Canada 450 km
San Antonio, United States Guadalupe, Mexico 450 km
Mexico City, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 450 km
Zapopan, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 450 km
Bucharest, Romania Belgrade, Serbia 450 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 449 km
Torreón, Mexico San Luis Potosí, Mexico 451 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 451 km
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 449 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 449 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 451 km
Mexicali, Mexico Bakersfield, United States 448 km
Zapopan, Mexico Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 452 km
Cartagena, Colombia Bucaramanga, Colombia 448 km
Monterrey, Mexico San Antonio, United States 453 km
Brussels, Belgium Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 453 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 454 km
San Antonio, United States San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 445 km
Istanbul, Turkey Bucharest, Romania 445 km

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