There are 4 ways to get from Atacames to Cuenca by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Atacames to CuencaAtacames
5h 30m$17–25Drive 611.2 km
- Drive from Atacames to Cuenca611.2 km
9h 3m$35–51Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Esmeraldas to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)UIO - CUE
8h 56m$93–159Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
- Take the bus from Atacames to Terminal Terrestre de GuayaquilAtacames / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to CuencaGuayaquil / ...
12h 7m$24–60
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atacames to Cuenca is to bus which costs $17 - $25 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Atacames to Cuenca is to bus which takes 5h 30m and costs $17 - $25.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Atacames and arriving at Cuenca. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between Atacames and Cuenca is 628 km. The road distance is 611.2 km.
The best way to get from Atacames to Cuenca without a car is to bus which takes 5h 30m and costs $17 - $25.
The bus from Atacames to Cuenca takes 5h 30m including transfers and departs once daily.
Atacames to Cuenca bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., depart from Atacames station.
Atacames to Cuenca bus services, operated by Trans Esmeraldas S.A., arrive at Cuenca station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atacames to Cuenca is 611 km. It takes approximately 9h 3m to drive from Atacames to Cuenca.
There are 475+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Atacames, Ecuador and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Trans Esmeraldas S.A. operates a bus from Atacames to Cuenca once daily. Tickets cost $17–25 and the journey takes 5h 30m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Bus from Atacames to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Esmeraldas to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Atacames to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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