There are 8 ways to get from Albacete to Cuenca by train, plane, taxi, bus, or car
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Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cuenca
best- Take the train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MAD - CUE
17h 19m$620–1,769Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Cuenca
cheapest- Take the train from Albacete to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cuenca (CUE)plane ALC - CUE
19h 30m$293–906Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MAD - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
18h 47m$530–1,159Train, train to Valencia Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from Albacete to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorollatrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cuenca (CUE)plane VLC - CUE
20h 21m$528–957Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Albacete to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane ALC - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
22h 23m$443–1,146Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Loja, bus
- Take the train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Loja (LOH)plane MAD - LOH
- Take the bus from Catamayo to Cuencabus
23h 45m$628–1,683Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Take the train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MAD - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
23h 10m$558–1,414Train, train to Valencia Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Albacete to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorollatrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane VLC - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
23h 39m$488–1,247
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albacete to Cuenca is to train and fly which costs $290 - $950 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Albacete to Cuenca is to train and fly which takes 17h 19m and costs $600 - $1,800.
The distance between Albacete and Cuenca is 9323 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from Albacete to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 6h behind Albacete. It is currently 4:11 AM in Albacete and 10:11 PM in Cuenca.
There are 452+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Albacete, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Albacete to Cuenca. However, you can take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, then fly to Cuenca (CUE). Alternatively, you can take the train to Alacant/Alicante Terminal, walk to Estación de Ferrocarril, take the bus to Alicante Airport, walk to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) airport, then fly to Cuenca (CUE).
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Ibiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- $40–60
Train from Albacete to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- $30–45
Train from Albacete to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- $26–40
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- $30–45
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Albacete to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Albacete to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Albacete to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Albacete to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Albacete to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- $23–70
Train from Albacete to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- $18–50
Train from Albacete to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- $17–45
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- $19–55
- Phone
- +593 7-267-7278
- catamayoexpress@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Catamayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Catamayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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
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
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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