There are 4 ways to get from Cuenca to Iquitos by plane, bus, ferry, taxi, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)plane CUE - IQT
10h 35m$221–714Bus, ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Tarapotobus
- Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguasbus
- Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nautaferry
- Take the taxi from Nauta to Iquitostaxi
41h 12m$270–347Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Loretobus
- Take the bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the ferry from El Coca to Nuevo Rocafuerteferry
- Take the car ferry from Nuevo Rocafuerte to Iquitoscarferry
2d 21h$890–905Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Puyobus
- Take the bus from Puyo to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the car ferry from El Coca to Iquitoscarferry
3d 19h$925–936
Cuenca (CUE) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Iquitos is to bus and ferry and taxi which costs $270 - $350 and takes 41h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Iquitos is to fly which takes 10h 35m and costs $220 - $750.
The distance between Cuenca and Iquitos is 647 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Iquitos without a car is to bus and ferry and taxi which takes 41h 12m and costs $270 - $350.
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from Cuenca to Iquitos, including transfers.
There are 75+ hotels available in Iquitos.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Iquitos, Peru?
LATAM Chile and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) twice daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Cuenca to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport via Guayaquil, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +51 948 339 133
- pasajes@turismodias.com
- Website
- turismodias.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Tarapoto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- turismodias.com.pe
- Book at
- turismodias.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 922 570 344
- turismo.universo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Loreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 06 288 6679
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/JumandyCoop
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Puyo to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +51 988 977 363
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transport3sRomero/
Ferry from El Coca to Nuevo Rocafuerte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Kamukamu-Transporte-Fluvial-100093426023247/
- Phone
- +593 99 671 5923
- riverdolpinecuador@hotmail.com
- Website
- amazoniaecuador.com
Car ferry from Nuevo Rocafuerte to Iquitos
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $853
- Website
- https://amazoniaecuador.com/
Car ferry from El Coca to Iquitos
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $900
- Website
- https://amazoniaecuador.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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