There are 2 ways to get from Costa Rica to Cuenca by plane or taxi
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Fly to Cuenca
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SJO - CUE
9h 29m$171–362Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SJO - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
7h 38m$231–562
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Cuenca is to fly which costs $170 - $370 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cuenca is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 38m and costs $230 - $600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Cuenca is 1549 km.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Costa Rica to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 6:59 AM in Costa Rica and 7:59 AM in Cuenca.
There are 457+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., LATAM Chile, and Copa Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- 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
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