There are 6 ways to get from Brisbane to Cuenca by plane, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cuenca (CUE)BNE - CUE
36h 15m$452–1,516Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Cuenca (CUE)OOL - CUE
42h 3m$551–1,701Fly Brisbane Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)BNE - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuenca
30h 58m$1,122–2,456Fly Brisbane Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Tumbes (TBP)BNE - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
33h 29m$823–2,440Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)OOL - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuenca
39h 15m$811–2,241Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Tumbes, bus
- Take the train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Tumbes (TBP)OOL - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
35h 2m$862–2,525
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Cuenca is to fly which costs $450 - $1,600 and takes 36h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Cuenca is to fly and taxi which takes 30h 58m and costs $1,100 - $2,500.
The distance between Brisbane and Cuenca is 13517 km.
It takes approximately 36h 15m to get from Brisbane to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 15h behind Brisbane. It is currently 7:02 PM in Brisbane and 4:02 AM in Cuenca.
There are 485+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
United Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and four other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Cuenca (CUE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cuenca via Sydney, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cuenca via Melbourne, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cuenca via Sydney, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cuenca via Melbourne, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Cuenca via Wellington, Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 24m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tumbes via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tumbes via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Tumbes via Melbourne, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Tumbes via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Tumbes via Melbourne, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cuenca via San Francisco, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Cuenca via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Los Angeles, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from South Brisbane station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- 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
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