There are 5 ways to get from Cuenca to Carchi by plane, bus, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)CUE - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to San Gabriel
5h 35m$85–143Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to TulcánCuenca
14h$19–22Bus via Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Guarumales
- Take the bus from Guarumales to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Take the bus from El Coca to Tulcán
11h 35m$24–31Drive 640.2 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Tulcán640.2 km
10h 17m$37–53Bus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcán
13h 9m$20–51
Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Carchi is to bus which costs $19 - $22 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Carchi is to fly and bus which takes 5h 35m and costs $80 - $150.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cuenca and arriving at Tulcán. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h.
The distance between Cuenca and Carchi is 520 km. The road distance is 640.2 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Carchi without a car is to bus via Puerto Francisco de Orellana which takes 11h 35m and costs $23 - $35.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Cuenca to Carchi, including transfers.
Cuenca to Carchi bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, depart from Cuenca station.
Cuenca to Carchi bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, arrive at Guarumales station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Carchi is 640 km. It takes approximately 10h 17m to drive from Cuenca to Carchi.
There are 68+ hotels available in Carchi.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Carchi, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Cuenca to Tulcán via Guarumales and El Coca in around 11h 35m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Phone
- +593 6 2290185
- Website
- ecuador-turistico.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to San Gabriel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Guarumales
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Guarumales to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 980 284 939
Bus from El Coca to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551429053510
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/TRANSPORTESCOLTA/
- Book at
- https://andestransit.com/Search
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- info@taxgacela.com
- Website
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
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