There are 5 ways to get from Cuenca to Cuenca by train, plane, taxi, car, or bus
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Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cuenca
best- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MAD - CUE
16h 45m$665–2,855Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MAD - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
22h 36m$433–1,100Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MAD - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
18h 13m$555–1,195Train to Valencia Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorollatrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane VLC - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
22h 22m$476–1,401Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane MAD - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Cuencabus
27h 33m$461–1,395
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Cuenca is to train and fly and car and bus which costs $430 - $1,100 and takes 22h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Cuenca is to train and fly which takes 16h 45m and costs $650 - $2,900.
The distance between Cuenca and Cuenca is 9197 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Cuenca to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 6h behind Cuenca. It is currently 7:30 AM in Cuenca and 1:30 AM in Cuenca.
There are 442+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Cuenca to Cuenca. However, you can take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, then fly to Cuenca (CUE). Alternatively, you can take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE), then take the taxi to Cuenca.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Miami, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Miami, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–850
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.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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