There are 8 ways to get from Cartagena to Cuenca by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Cartagena to Cuenca
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cuenca (CUE)CTG - CUE
9h 57m$61–301Bus, taxi via Quito
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
42h 12m$702–742Drive 2,155 km
- Drive from Cartagena to Cuenca2,155 km
35h 19m$123–177Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Cuenca (CUE)BAQ - CUE
11h 47m$79–355Fly Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)CTG - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuenca
9h 37m$341–741Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Tunja
- Take the bus from Terminal Tunja to Terminal Salitre
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to San Miguel
- Drive from San Miguel to La Joya de los Sachas
- Take the bus from La Joya de los Sachas to Loreto, Orellana
- Take the bus from Loreto to Cuenca
43h 51m$108–168Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Huaquillas
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
2d 1h$681–722Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to San Martín
- Take the bus from San Martín to Terminal Salitre
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
2d 14h$134–211
Cartagena (CTG) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Cuenca is to bus and drive which costs $100 - $170 and takes 43h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Cuenca is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 37m and costs $340 - $750.
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 2154.9 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Cuenca without a car is to bus and taxi via Quito which takes 42h 12m and costs $700 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 57m 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 9h 57m and costs $60 - $310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $220 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 2155 km. It takes approximately 35h 19m to drive from Cartagena to Cuenca.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Copa 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
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Cartagena to Cuenca via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Cartagena to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cuenca via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Cartagena to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–420
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–20
- 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
- $28–40
- 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
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- 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
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
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
- 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
- +57 310 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
- $35–70
- 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
- $8–14
- 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
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- coflonorte.com.co
- Book at
- coflonorte.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to San Miguel
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $35–50
Bus from La Joya de los Sachas to Loreto, Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 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
- $28–42
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $28–40
Bus from San Martín to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–48
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $29–40
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $47
- 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
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–632
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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