There are 7 ways to get from Cuenca to Caldera by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly from Cuenca
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane CUE - CPO
13h 27m$280–1,000Bus via Tocopilla
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Huaquillasbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Lima Paseo de la Repúblicabus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopillabus
- Take the bus from Tocopilla to Calderabus
2d 14h$116–323Drive 3,804.2 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Calderacar 3,804.2 km
2d 2h$470–678Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Chamonate Airport (CPO)plane GYE - CPO
13h 16m$383–1,083Bus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Calderabus
2d 16h$122–283Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Calderabus
3d$120–344Bus #3
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Calderabus
3d 3h$120–251
Cuenca (CUE) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Caldera is to bus via Tocopilla which costs $110 - $330 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Caldera is to taxi and fly which takes 13h 16m and costs $380 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Caldera. However, there are services departing from Cuenca and arriving at Caldera via Chiclayo, Lima 28 de Julio, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría and Terminal Rodoviario de Arica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Cuenca and Caldera is 2873 km. The road distance is 3804.2 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Caldera without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $120 - $290.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Cuenca to Caldera, including transfers.
Cuenca to Caldera bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, depart from Cuenca station.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Caldera is to fly which takes 13h 27m and costs $280 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus via Tocopilla, which costs $110 - $330 and takes 2 days 14h.
Cuenca to Caldera bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, arrive at Chiclayo station.
Caldera is 2h ahead of Cuenca. It is currently 5:51 AM in Cuenca and 7:51 AM in Caldera.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile?
LATAM Chile flies from Cuenca (CUE) to Chamonate Airport (CPO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cuenca to Caldera via Huaquillas, Tumbes, Lima 28 de Julio, Tacna, Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría, Terminal Internacional Arica, Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal de Buses Tocopilla, and Tocopilla in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Chamonate Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Cuenca to Chamonate Airport via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Cuenca to Chamonate Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Chamonate Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Chamonate Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Lima Paseo de la República
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51904244509
- atencionalcliente@aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal de Buses Tocopilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $15–19
- Cama
- $21–27
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Tocopilla to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $19–28
- Cama
- $28–40
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Caldera
- Semi Cama
- $29–45
- Cama
- $45–70
- Premium
- $65–80
Bus from Chiclayo to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 997 598 289
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Arica to Terminal Caldera
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–57
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
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