There are 6 ways to get from Cuenca to Ibarra by plane, car, or bus
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Fly, car, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
3h 44m$92–182Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ibarrabus Cuenca
10h$16–19Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambatobus Loja
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Ibarrabus Ibarra / ...
8h 8m$17–30Drive 525.4 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Ibarracar 525.4 km
8h 32m$30–43Bus via Latacunga
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Latacungabus Cuenca
- Take the bus from Latacunga to Ibarrabus Ibarra / ...
10h 33m$18–31Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambatobus Yantzaza
- Take the bus from Ambato to Ibarrabus Ambato
10h 45m$18–24
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 car and bus which takes 3h 44m and costs $90 - $190.
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 478 km. The road distance is 525.4 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Ibarra without a car is to bus via Ambato which takes 8h 8m and costs $17 - $30.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Cuenca to Ibarra, including transfers.
Cuenca to Ibarra bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Cuenca station.
Cuenca to Ibarra bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Ambato station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Ibarra is 525 km. It takes approximately 8h 32m to drive from Cuenca to Ibarra.
There are 178+ hotels available in Ibarra.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Ibarra, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Cuenca to Ibarra via Ambato and Terminal Terrestre de Ambato in around 8h 8m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Latacunga to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +(593) 032-520912
- info@transportescita.com
- Website
- transportescita.com
Bus from Ambato to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.transportescita.com/sitio/
- Book at
- https://ce.novoerponline.com/eboleto
- 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
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