There are 5 ways to get from Altea to Cuenca by shuttle, plane, bus, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Cuenca
best- Take a shuttle bus from Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cuenca (CUE)plane ALC - CUE
18h 35m$361–1,021Bus to Valencia Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cuenca (CUE)plane VLC - CUE
23h 31m$379–1,123Shuttle to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- 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
21h 27m$501–1,261Shuttle, train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take a shuttle bus from Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MAD - CUE
20h 7m$863–1,359Bus to Valencia Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- 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 23m$519–1,363
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Altea to Cuenca is to shuttle and fly which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Altea to Cuenca is to shuttle and fly which takes 18h 35m and costs $360 - $1,100.
The distance between Altea and Cuenca is 9268 km.
It takes approximately 18h 35m to get from Altea to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 6h behind Altea. It is currently 1:29 AM in Altea and 7:29 PM in Cuenca.
There are 442+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Altea, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Altea to Cuenca. However, you can take the shuttle to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC, walk to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) airport, then fly to Cuenca (CUE). Alternatively, you can take the line 9 vehicle to Benidorm Intermodal, walk to Benidorm, take the bus to Estació d'Autobusos de València, take the bus to Ferran el Catòlic 10 - Àngel Guimerà, walk to Àngel Guimerà, take the line 5 subway to Aeroport, walk to Valencia Airport (VLC) airport, then fly to Cuenca (CUE).
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- reservas@beniconnect.com
- Website
- Beniconnect
Shuttle from Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- Beniconnect
Shuttle from Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- Beniconnect
Shuttle from Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- Beniconnect
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- Bilman
Bus from Benidorm to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Bilman
Bus from Benidorm to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Bilman
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
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