There are 6 ways to get from Cuenca to Ibarra by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, car, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarra
3h 44m$108–169Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to IbarraCuenca
10h$16–19Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Cuenca to AmbatoLoja
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to IbarraIbarra / ...
8h 8m$17–30Drive 524.9 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Ibarra524.9 km
8h 29m$30–43Bus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to RiobambaLoja / ...
- Take the bus from Riobamba to IbarraIbarra / ...
9h 52m$19–29Bus #3
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Baños de Agua SantaBaños / ...
- Take the bus from Baños de Agua Santa to IbarraBaños / ...
14h 35m$20–28
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 $100 - $170.
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 524.9 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 29m to drive from Cuenca to Ibarra.
There are 189+ 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
- $75–140
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- 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 Riobamba to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- 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
- 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
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- 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
Bus from Cuenca to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- 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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