There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Cuenca by plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cuenca
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cuenca (CUE)plane CPT - CUE
26h 5m$417–1,308Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tumbes (TBP)plane CPT - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
32h 50m$568–1,832Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CPT - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
27h 46m$587–1,648Fly to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Piura International Airport (PIU)plane CPT - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
35h 10m$630–1,961
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Cuenca is to fly which costs $410 - $1,400 and takes 26h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Cuenca is to fly which takes 26h 5m and costs $410 - $1,400.
The distance between Cape Town and Cuenca is 10544 km.
It takes approximately 26h 5m to get from Cape Town to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 7h behind Cape Town. It is currently 8:21 AM in Cape Town and 1:21 AM in Cuenca.
There are 466+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, South African Airways, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cuenca (CUE) 5 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cuenca via Sao Paulo, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cuenca via Sao Paulo, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tumbes via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tumbes via Sao Paulo, Asuncion, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Piura International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Piura International Airport via Sao Paulo, Asuncion, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cuenca via Sao Paulo, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- 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
Bus from Piura to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.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
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