There are 5 ways to get from Altea to Cuenca by shuttle, plane, bus, taxi, or train
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Shuttle to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Cuenca
best- Take a shuttle bus from Altea to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cuenca (CUE)plane ALC - CUE
20h 3m$295–875Bus 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
21h 37m$522–876Shuttle to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Altea 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
20h 46m$455–1,165Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MAD - CUE
21h 26m$488–1,856Bus 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 41m$482–1,266
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Altea to Cuenca is to shuttle and fly which costs $290 - $900 and takes 20h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Altea to Cuenca is to shuttle and fly which takes 20h 3m and costs $290 - $900.
The distance between Altea and Cuenca is 9326 km.
It takes approximately 20h 3m to get from Altea to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 7h behind Altea. It is currently 6:01 AM in Altea and 11:01 PM in Cuenca.
There are 247+ 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, walk to Àngel Guimerà, take the line 5 subway to Aeroport, walk to Valencia Airport (VLC) airport, then fly to Cuenca (CUE).
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Ibiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- reservas@beniconnect.com
- Website
- beniconnect.com
Shuttle from Altea to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Benidorm to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- 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
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- 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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