How to get fromCuenca to Iquitosby plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry or taxi

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There are 6 ways to get from Cuenca to Iquitos by plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or taxi

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Fly from Cuenca
best
1. Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)CUE - IQT
8h 56m
$192–646
Bus to Tumbes, fly
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Cuenca to Huaquillas
2. Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)TBP - IQT
10h 13m
$136–342
Bus, ferry, drive
1. Take the bus from Cuenca to Piura
2. Take the bus from Piura to Tarapoto
3. Take the bus from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas
4. Take the ferry from Yurimaguas to Nauta
5. Drive from Nauta to Iquitos
41h 12m
$151–195
Bus, ferry, car ferry
1. Take the bus from Cuenca to Loreto
2. Take the bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
3. Take the ferry from El Coca to Nuevo Rocafuerte
4. Take the car ferry from Nuevo Rocafuerte to Iquitos
2d 20h
$890–905
Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly
1. Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE
2. Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT)GYE - IQT
9h 47m
$348–623
Bus, car ferry
1. Take the bus from Cuenca to Puyo
2. Take the bus from Puyo to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
3. Take the car ferry from El Coca to Iquitos
3d 19h
$925–936

Cuenca (CUE) to Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) flights

4Weekly Planes

11h 38mAverage Duration

$177Cheapest Price

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Distance: 647.1 km
Duration: 8h 56m

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) 4 times a week.

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Iquitos(opens in a new window), Peru(opens in a new window)

{"type": "ExternalData","service": "page","title": "Loreto-Perú lugares de interes.map"} Iquitos is the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province and Loreto Region. It is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, as well as the ninth-most populous city in Peru. Iquitos is the largest city in the world that cannot be reached by road that is not on an island; it is only accessible by river and air.

Things to do in Iquitos

Casa de Fierro(Opens in a new window)

La Casa de Fierro (archaism, English: the Iron House, French: La Maison de Fer), located in the city of Iquitos in the jungle of Peru, in front of the major square between Próspero and Putumayo streets, is a large iron residence built during the rubber boom at the end of the nineteenth century. First, the house had been previously bought by the Bolivian explorer and entrepreneur Antonio Vaca Diez.

Estadio Max Augustín(Opens in a new window)

The Estadio Max Augustín is a multi-purpose stadium in Iquitos, Peru. It is the home ground of the football (soccer) team Colegio Nacional Iquitos and several other Copa Perú teams from Iquitos and the surrounding region. The stadium holds 24,576 people. It was built in 1942 and renovated in 2005. The stadium has artificial turf, an artificial running track, and was a venue in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Places to stay in Iquitos

Casa Morey(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

Boulevard 251 Riverside Apartments(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

Doubletree By Hilton Iquitos(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

La Posada del Cauchero Hotel & Suites(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

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