There are 10 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
8h 53m$220–496Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to San Miguelbus
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Cuencabus
31h 37m$60–90Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Gigantebus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Gigante to Puerto Asísbus
- Drive from Puerto Asís to Shushufindicar
- Take the bus from Shushufindi to Loreto, Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Loreto to Cuencabus
26h 26m$70–98Drive 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 41m$181–411Fly 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$330–626Fly 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$311–571Bus, drive via Esmeraldas
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Pastobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pasto to Tumacobus
- Drive from Tumaco to San Lorenzocar
- Take the bus from San Lorenzo to Esmeraldasbus
- Take the bus from Esmeraldas to Cuencabus
31h 27m$77–121Bus 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 18m$78–121Bus via Puyo
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to San Miguelbus
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Puyobus
- Take the bus from Puyo to Cuencabus
42h 8m$66–96
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 $60 - $90 and takes 31h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Colombia to Cuenca is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs $180 - $420.
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 18m.
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 18m and costs $75 - $130.
It takes approximately 8h 53m 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 8h 53m and costs $220 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $90 and takes 31h 37m.
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., LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ak 10 - Ac 19 to Cuenca via AK 10 - CL 17 Sur, CL 17 Sur - KR 9A Est. Av. 1 de mayo, CL 19 - KR 69B Zona Ind. Montevideo, Terminal Salitre, San Miguel, Lago Agrio, and Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana in around 31h 37m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–310
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via El Dorado International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–310
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via El Dorado International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–410
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–340
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal Satelite del Sur to Gigante
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Gigante to Puerto Asís
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- 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 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
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
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Pasto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- 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
Bus from Terminal de Pasto to Tumaco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $17–21
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
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Pasto to Tumaco
- Phone
- +593 96 075 2419
- diegogalarza32@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Lorenzo to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Book at
- andestransit.com
Bus from Esmeraldas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.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
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- 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
- +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 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 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
Bus from Lago Agrio to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- 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
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