There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Cuenca by plane, taxi, or bus
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
25h 30m$426–1,308Fly 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
23h 11m$596–1,648Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tumbes (TBP)plane CPT - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
32h 45m$567–1,732Fly 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
32h 45m$629–1,961
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 $420 - $1,400 and takes 25h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Cuenca is to fly and taxi which takes 23h 11m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Cape Town and Cuenca is 10544 km.
It takes approximately 25h 30m to get from Cape Town to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 7h behind Cape Town. It is currently 12:12 PM in Cape Town and 5:12 AM in Cuenca.
There are 422+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile and South African Airways fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cuenca (CUE) 6 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cuenca via Sao Paulo, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 54m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cuenca via Sao Paulo, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cuenca via Sao Paulo, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tumbes via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tumbes via Sao Paulo, Asuncion, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Piura International Airport via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Piura International Airport via Sao Paulo, Asuncion, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sao Paulo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- 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
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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