There are 8 ways to get from Colombia to Cuenca by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MDE - CUE
7h 45m$233–478Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to La Dorada, Putumayobus
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Guarumalesbus
- Take the bus from Guarumales to Cuencabus
24h 32m$75–111Drive 1,480.1 km
- Drive from Bogotá to Cuencacar 1,480.1 km
23h 4m$84–122Fly El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Cuenca (CUE)plane BOG - CUE
6h 48m$171–401Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MDE - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
7h 44m$333–618Fly El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane BOG - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
8h 2m$301–481Bus via Puyo
- Take the bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to La Dorada, Putumayobus
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Puyobus
- Take the bus from Puyo to Cuencabus
34h 52m$77–112Bus via Quito
- 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
40h 47m$84–140
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombia to Cuenca is to bus which costs $70 - $120 and takes 24h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Colombia to Cuenca is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $170 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Colombia to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Kr 25 - Cl 17 and arriving at Cuenca via AV. 1 de Mayo - KR 13, Terminal Salitre, Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 47m.
The distance between Colombia and Cuenca is 1104 km. The road distance is 1480.1 km.
The best way to get from Colombia to Cuenca without a car is to bus via Quito which takes 40h 47m and costs $80 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Colombia to Cuenca, including transfers.
Colombia to Cuenca bus services, operated by Continental Bus, depart from Terminal Salitre station.
The best way to get from Colombia to Cuenca is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $230 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $70 - $120 and takes 24h 32m.
Colombia to Cuenca bus services, operated by Continental Bus, arrive at Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colombia to Cuenca is 1480 km. It takes approximately 23h 4m to drive from Colombia to Cuenca.
What companies run services between Colombia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. and LATAM Chile fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cuenca (CUE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bogotá to Cuenca via Terminal Satelite del Sur, La Dorada, Putumayo, Lago Agrio, Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana, and Guarumales in around 24h 32m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–300
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via El Dorado International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–300
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–410
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–410
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–650
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–650
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via El Dorado International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–390
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to La Dorada, Putumayo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
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
- 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
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Guarumales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Guarumales to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Lago Agrio to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puyo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- 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 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
- 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/
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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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
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
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