There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Cuenca by plane, taxi, train, car, 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 Cardiff Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)CWL - GYE
- Take the taxi from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cuenca
27h 28m$716–2,749Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cuenca
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cuenca (CUE)BRS - CUE
20h 48m$366–1,351Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)LHR - GYE
- Take the taxi from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cuenca
23h 8m$724–1,594Fly Cardiff Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cuenca (CUE)CWL - CUE
33h 22m$606–2,309Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)BRS - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuenca
26h 28m$564–846Train, train to Exeter, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Cuenca (CUE)EXT - CUE
33h 24m$578–2,302Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)LHR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuenca
27h 31m$702–1,399Train to Bristol Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)BRS - GYE
- Take the taxi from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cuenca
24h 29m$546–1,491
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Cuenca is to train and fly and car and bus which costs $550 - $850 and takes 26h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Cuenca is to train and fly which takes 20h 48m and costs $360 - $1,400.
The distance between Cardiff and Cuenca is 9481 km.
It takes approximately 27h 28m to get from Cardiff to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 5h behind Cardiff. It is currently 9:30 AM in Cardiff and 4:30 AM in Cuenca.
There are 435+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Cuenca, Ecuador?
KLM and LATAM Chile fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cuenca (CUE) once a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 38m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Exeter to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Exeter to Cuenca via Manchester, New York JFK, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–950
Flights from Bristol Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Exeter to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Dublin, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–4,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,400
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $53–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
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
- 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
- +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 3m
- 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
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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