There are 4 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 Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)MAD - CUE
16h 24m$665–2,874Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Cuenca
cheapest- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cuenca (CUE)VLC - CUE
19h 1m$306–1,031Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)MAD - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuenca
18h 5m$625–1,314Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)MAD - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuenca
22h 30m$453–1,219
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 which costs $300 - $1,100 and takes 19h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Cuenca is to train and fly which takes 16h 24m and costs $650 - $2,900.
The distance between Cuenca and Cuenca is 9197 km.
It takes approximately 16h 24m to get from Cuenca to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 6h behind Cuenca. It is currently 4:52 PM in Cuenca and 10:52 AM in Cuenca.
There are 485+ 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 Valencia Joaquin Sorolla, walk to Jesús, take the line 2 subway to Àngel Guimerà, take the line 5 subway to Aeroport, walk to Valencia Airport (VLC) airport, then fly to Cuenca (CUE).
- 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
- $300–950
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
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
- $500–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- 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
- 12h 56m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
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
- $340–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–800
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
- $380–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cuenca via Ibiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
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
- $340–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- 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
- $400–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- 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
- $19–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.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
- $21–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- 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 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 2m
- 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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