There are 10 ways to get from Caracas to Cuenca by plane, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CCS - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
11h 55m$615–1,445Bus to Arturo Michelena International Airport, fly to Cuenca
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal La Bandera to Big Low Centerbus
- Fly from Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) to Cuenca (CUE)plane VLN - CUE
13h 49m$94–392Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal La Bandera to San Antonio del Táchirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Puerto Asísbus
- Drive from Puerto Asís to Shushufindicar
- Take the bus from Shushufindi to Loreto, Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Loreto to Cuencabus
2d 10h$143–194Drive 2,854.5 km
- Drive from Caracas to Cuencacar 2,854.5 km
44h 18m$162–234Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to Cuenca (CUE)plane CCS - CUE
11h 29m$105–555Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane CCS - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Cuencabus
16h 50m$191–845Fly Simón Bolívar International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CCS - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
15h 10m$143–600Bus, drive via Bogotá
- Take the bus from Terminal La Bandera to San Cristóbalbus
- Drive from San Cristóbal to Chinácotacar
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pamplona to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to San Miguelbus
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Cuencabus
2d 11h$118–202Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal La Bandera to San Antonio del Táchirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to San Miguelbus
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Cuencabus
2d 11h$127–200Bus via Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal La Bandera to San Antonio del Táchirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Huaquillasbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
2d 23h$121–191
Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caracas to Cuenca is to bus and drive via Bogotá which costs $110 - $210 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Caracas to Cuenca is to fly which takes 11h 29m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Caracas and Cuenca is 2240 km. The road distance is 2854.5 km.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Caracas to Cuenca, including transfers.
The best way to get from Caracas to Cuenca is to fly which takes 11h 29m and costs $100 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $200 and takes 2 days 11h.
Yes, the driving distance between Caracas to Cuenca is 2855 km. It takes approximately 44h 18m to drive from Caracas to Cuenca.
There are 446+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Línea Aérea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional, LATAM Chile, and five other airlines fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to Cuenca (CUE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal La Bandera to Cuenca via San Antonio del Táchira, Terminal Cúcuta, Terminal Salitre, San Miguel, Lago Agrio, and Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,700
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,400
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,400
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Arturo Michelena International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–2,000
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–2,000
- Phone
- +58 212 242 0110
- Website
- sitssa.gob.ve
Bus from Terminal La Bandera to San Antonio del Táchira
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- sitssa.gob.ve
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $35–55
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $30–45
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Puerto Asís
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Shushufindi to Loreto, Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Loreto to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +58 241-8716891
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal La Bandera to Big Low Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +58 424 7002099
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal La Bandera to San Cristóbal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Buscama
- $30–45
- Phone
- +58 276 346 2864
- expresos20sancristbalc@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal La Bandera to San Cristóbal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- gerencia@cootransbol.com
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal de Pamplona to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
- Phone
- +57 318 3545454
- informacion@berlinasdelfonce.com
- Website
- berlinasdelfonce.com
Bus from Terminal de Pamplona to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–33
- Schedules at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Book at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Super Confort
- $20–25
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–33
- Schedules at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Book at
- berlinasdelfonce.com
- Super Confort
- $22–27
- Phone
- +57 601 747 0349
- atencionalcliente@omega.com.co
- Website
- omega.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Pamplona to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Schedules at
- omega.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- omega.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to San Miguel
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $38–50
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $40–50
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 607 660 7866
- svc@cotrans.com.co
- Website
- cotrans.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- cotrans.com.co
- Book at
- cotrans.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- info@taxgacela.com
- Website
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Tulcán to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.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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