There are 8 ways to get from Cartagena to Cuenca by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Cartagena to Cuenca
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cuenca (CUE)plane CTG - CUE
8h 30m$61–311Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Tunjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tunja to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to La Dorada, Putumayobus
- Drive from La Dorada, Putumayo to Shushufindicar
- Take the bus from Shushufindi to Loreto, Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Loreto to Cuencabus
40h 12m$123–192Drive 2,163.8 km
- Drive from Cartagena to Cuencacar 2,163.8 km
35h 44m$123–178Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Cuenca (CUE)plane BAQ - CUE
10h 17m$89–416Fly Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CTG - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
9h 39m$321–1,141Bus, taxi via Quito
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus
42h 40m$721–764Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Huaquillasbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
2d 1h$700–741Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to San Martínbus
- Take the bus from San Martín to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus
2d 14h$143–230
Cartagena (CTG) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Cuenca is to bus and drive which costs $120 - $200 and takes 40h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Cuenca is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $60 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena and arriving at Cuenca via San Martín, Terminal Salitre, Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Cartagena and Cuenca is 1543 km. The road distance is 2163.8 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Cuenca without a car is to bus and taxi via Quito which takes 42h 40m and costs $720 - $770.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Cartagena to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cartagena to Cuenca bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Cuenca is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $60 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $230 and takes 2 days 14h.
Cartagena to Cuenca bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at San Martín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartagena to Cuenca is 2164 km. It takes approximately 35h 44m to drive from Cartagena to Cuenca.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cuenca (CUE) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Cuenca via San Martín, Terminal Salitre, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca, and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Cartagena to Cuenca via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Cartagena to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cuenca via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Cartagena to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- gerencia@cootransbol.com
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Tunja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
- Phone
- +57 322 2526992
- servicioalcliente@autoboysa.com.co
- Website
- autoboysa.com.co
Bus from Terminal Tunja to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Book at
- autoboysa.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 608 7725815
- servicioalcliente@coflonorte.com
- Website
- coflonorte.com.co
Bus from Terminal Tunja to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- coflonorte.com.co
- Book at
- coflonorte.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to La Dorada, Putumayo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- 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 Loreto to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–21
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $30–50
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- 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
- +593-07 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
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to San Martín
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $30–45
Bus from San Martín to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–49
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Estimated price
- $110–650
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
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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