There are 6 ways to get from Cuenca to Ibarra by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ibarrabus
4h 5m$98–199Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ibarrabus Cuenca
10h$16–19Drive 524.7 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Ibarracar 524.7 km
8h 33m$30–43Bus via Puyo
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Guarumalesbus
- Take the bus from Guarumales to Puyobus
- Take the bus from Puyo to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ibarrabus
10h$22–37Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Cuenca
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ibarrabus Quito Terminal Carcelén
10h 47m$16–64Bus via Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Take the bus from Cuenca, Ecuador to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus Cariamanga
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ibarrabus Santo Domingo de los Colorados
13h 51m$19–39
Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Ibarra is to bus which costs $16 - $19 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Ibarra is to fly and bus which takes 4h 5m and costs $95 - $200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cuenca and arriving at Ibarra. Services depart once daily, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Cuenca and Ibarra is 446 km. The road distance is 524.7 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Ibarra without a car is to bus which takes 10h and costs $16 - $19.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from Cuenca to Ibarra, including transfers.
Cuenca to Ibarra bus services, operated by Flota Imbabura, depart from Cuenca station.
Cuenca to Ibarra bus services, operated by Flota Imbabura, arrive at Ibarra station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Ibarra is 525 km. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from Cuenca to Ibarra.
There are 190+ hotels available in Ibarra.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Ibarra, Ecuador?
Flota Imbabura operates a bus from Cuenca to Ibarra once daily. Tickets cost $16–19 and the journey takes 10h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- coop.transporte.aerotaxi@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.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 Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Puyo to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- expressucre@hotmail.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca, Ecuador to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
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