How Far is Olón from Guayaquil?« Back to Questions List

From the City Centre of Guayaquil (Airport or Malecon 2000) it is around 180km (110 miles) to Olón.
By Taxi or Private Car, that is around 2 hours.
By Direct Bus, that is around 3 hours. 
The CLP Bus Company (Companía Libertad Peninsular) has a Direct bus to Montañita and Olón. They Leave Every Hour (5am to 6pm) in High Season.
They also offer busses to Libertad (Santa Elena & Salinas) so make sure to get the correct one.
The other Company offering the Route Guayaquil - Olón and Olón - Guayaquil is:
Liberpesa (3x per Day)
Missed the Direct Bus? Then you can take Any bus to La Libertad (Santa Elena/Salinas).

From La Libertad, there are 2 Bus Companies going to Montañita and Olón:
CITUP Bus Company (BLUE BUS) goes every 20 minutes from Santa Elena SUMPA Terminal (La Libertad/Salinas) to Olón and is Slow outside of peak hours. This Bus reaches to La Entrada (3 Towns after Olón) and then turns around back to Santa Elena. 
MANGLARALTO Bus Company (GREEN BUS) goes every hour from Santa Elena SUMPA Terminal (La Libertad/Salinas) to Olón. This Bus continues all the way to Puerto Lopez, Puerto Cayo, Jipijapa with MANTA as Final Destination.
Operating hours: between 4.30am and 4.30pm (one hour later passes Olón).

Posted by olon-life
Asked on August 19, 2023 1:48 pm
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The new Olon fish market and surrounding towns are more than enough for daily shopping!
Posted by Chris Olón
Answered On August 23, 2023 2:36 pm
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Olón isn’t too far from Guayaquil. But Manta is closer by in Kilometers (or miles). However, the road from Olón to Guayaquil is much better, wider and saver, with less bends and more lanes. So, getting to a big City from Olón, it’s easier to go from Olón to Guayaquil as going from Olón to Manta. Of course, Salinas & La Libertad are also pretty big towns, with Malls, Notaries, Visa, Medical & other Government Institutions. Salinas is about 1.10hours drive by car and 2+ hours by bus. Your bus will first arrive in Santa Elena town (same name as the Province of Santa Elena of which it’s the capital). Near the Bus Terminal, there is a Shopping Centre with a MiComisariato Store in Ballenita. This is less than 50 minutes by car. By bus, it may take from 1.15 to 1.45 hours to get to the Sumpa Terminal and Ballenita Shopping Centre, depending on time of day. Traveling by local busses CITUP and MANGLARALTO, take into consideration they drive VERY slow, unless it’s Peak Hour (at which time they are VERY full and drive VERY fast). For the closests small supermarket, there is a TIA in Montañita, just 5 minutes from Olón. There is also a new Tuti in Palmar, about 30 minutes away.
Posted by olon-life
Answered On August 23, 2023 1:15 pm