There are 7 ways to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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 Cochabamba (CBB) to Cuenca (CUE)plane CBB - CUE
13h 51m$212–703Bus via Piura
cheapest- Take the bus from Cochabamba to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Oltursa Lima Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lima Victoria to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
2d 16h$131–196Bus
- Take the bus from Cochabamba to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Lima - Terminal Arriolabus
- Take the bus from Lima to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cuencabus
2d 11h$166–668Drive 3,256.5 km
- Drive from Cochabamba to Cuencacar 3,256.5 km
46h 28m$185–267Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Tumbes (TBP)plane CBB - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
18h 49m$253–877Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CBB - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
12h 20m$582–993Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cochabamba to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
2d 20h$158–235
Cochabamba (CBB) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca is to bus via Piura which costs $130 - $200 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca is to fly and taxi which takes 12h 20m and costs $550 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cochabamba to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Cochabamba and arriving at Cuenca via La Paz, Óvalo Arriola, Lima and Chiclayo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Cochabamba and Cuenca is 2141 km. The road distance is 3256.5 km.
The best way to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $160 - $700.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cochabamba to Cuenca bus services, operated by Flota Bolivar, depart from Cochabamba station.
The best way to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca is to fly which takes 13h 51m and costs $210 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $700 and takes 2 days 11h.
Cochabamba to Cuenca bus services, operated by Flota Bolivar, arrive at La Paz station.
Cuenca is 1h behind Cochabamba. It is currently 5:50 AM in Cochabamba and 4:50 AM in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Cochabamba, Bolivia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Boliviana de Aviación and LATAM Chile fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Cuenca (CUE) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cochabamba to Cuenca via La Paz, Lima - Terminal Arriola, Óvalo Arriola, Civa, Lima, and Chiclayo in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cochabamba to Cuenca via Santa Cruz, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Cochabamba to Cuenca via Santa Cruz, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Cochabamba to Cuenca via La Paz, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Cochabamba to Tumbes via La Paz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Cochabamba to Tumbes via Santa Cruz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Cochabamba to Tumbes via Santa Cruz, La Paz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Cochabamba to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santa Cruz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Cochabamba to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via La Paz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cochabamba to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via La Paz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Cochabamba to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santa Cruz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Cochabamba to Tumbes via Santa Cruz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- Flota Bolivar
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- Flota Bolivar
- Normal
- $4–5
- Semicama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $7–9
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- Flota Bolivar
- Normal
- $4–5
- Semicama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $7–9
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- Flota Bolivar
- Normal
- $4–5
- Semicama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $7–9
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- info@transcopacabanasa.com
- Website
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
- Phone
- +591 60340030
- flotaimperialpotosi@gmail.com
- Website
- Trans Imperial Potosí
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Imperial Potosí
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Imperial Potosí
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Imperial Potosí
- Phone
- +591 71861725
- Website
- Expreso del Sur
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- Expreso del Sur
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- Expreso del Sur
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- Expreso del Sur
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- flotacosmos1@gmail.com
- Website
- Cosmos
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Cosmos
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Cosmos
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Cosmos
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +591 2228 3843
- nuevo.continente.srl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Lima - Terminal Arriola
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
Bus from Lima to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Chiclayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- Victoursbol3@hotmail.com
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Bus from La Paz to Oltursa Lima Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $83
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Lima Victoria to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 9890 63 798
- atencionalcliente@roncoperu.com.pe
- Website
- Ronco Peru
Bus from Lima Victoria to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- Ronco Peru
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- buslitoral@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- expressucre@hotmail.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
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