There are 10 ways to get from Cuenca to Manizales by plane, taxi, 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 Cuenca to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, taxi
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)CUE - MDE
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Manizales
9h 35m$381–638Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Tulcán
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayán
- Take the bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
32h 14m$67–87Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Loreto
- Take the bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Drive from Lago Agrio to La Hormiga
- Take the bus from La Hormiga to Mocoa
- Take the bus from Mocoa to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
27h 4m$68–112Drive 1,365.7 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Manizales1,365.7 km
23h 7m$78–112Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Manizales
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Manizales (MZL)GYE - MZL
6h 52m$490–793Fly Cuenca to Manizales
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Manizales (MZL)CUE - MZL
5h 47m$173–873Fly Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)CUE - BOG
- Take the bus from Bogotá - Portal 80 to La Vega
- Take the bus from La Vega to Honda
- Take the bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
12h 1m$203–449Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambato
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
31h 46m$75–118Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
33h 48m$73–131Bus #3
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Buga
- Take the bus from Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
34h 56m$90–128
Cuenca (CUE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Manizales is to bus which costs $65 - $90 and takes 32h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Manizales is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $170 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Manizales. However, there are services departing from Cuenca and arriving at Terminal de Transportes de Manizales via Terminal Terrestre de Ambato, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, Ipiales and Terminal de Transporte Cali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 46m.
The distance between Cuenca and Manizales is 1307 km. The road distance is 1365.7 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Manizales without a car is to bus via Ambato which takes 31h 46m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Cuenca to Manizales, including transfers.
Cuenca to Manizales bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Cuenca station.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Manizales is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $170 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus via Ambato, which costs $75 - $120 and takes 31h 46m.
Cuenca to Manizales bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Ambato station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Manizales is 1366 km. It takes approximately 23h 7m to drive from Cuenca to Manizales.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Manizales, Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Easyfly, and LATAM Chile fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Manizales (MZL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cuenca to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales via Ambato, Terminal Terrestre de Ambato, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Ipiales, and Terminal de Transporte Cali in around 31h 46m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–310
Flights from Cuenca to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–310
Flights from Cuenca to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Quito, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–310
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Manizales via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Cuenca to Manizales via Quito, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Manizales via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Manizales via Quito, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Manizales via Panama City, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cuenca to Manizales via Quito, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Quito, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
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 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
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 Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- 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
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- 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
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +593 980 284 939
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551429053510
Bus from La Hormiga to Mocoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $12–15
- Phone
- +57 310 695 9595
- clientes@cootranshuila.com
- Website
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Mocoa to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
- Phone
- +57 317 368 6426
- info@flotasantafe.com
- Website
- flotasantafe.com
Bus from Bogotá - Portal 80 to La Vega
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotasantafe.com
- Phone
- +57 318 801 1800
- Fa_central@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotaaguilasa.com
Bus from Bogotá - Portal 80 to La Vega
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.co/en/bus-schedule/flota-aguila
- Phone
- +57 317 659 4962
- mercadeo@transalianza.com
- Website
- transalianza.com
Bus from La Vega to Honda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–17
- Schedules at
- transalianza.com
- Phone
- +57 68 857 2440
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
- Phone
- +57 316 271 4173
- Website
- coopuertos.com
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- coopuertos.com
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- secretaria@taxlaferia.com.co
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Honda to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
Bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayán
- Phone
- +57 315 452 5691
- pqrs@trejos.co
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
Bus from Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Phone
- +57 314 8882781
- info@flotaospina.com
- Website
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- 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
- Phone
- +57 311 617 1013
- contactenos@taxbelalcazar.com.co
- Website
- taxbelalcazar.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- taxbelalcazar.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 660 5124
- coomotorista@gmail.com
- Website
- coomotoristas.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- coomotoristas.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- cootranslaboyana.com.co
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- contacto@empresaarauca.com.co
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $3–5
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- 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
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- 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
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- cooperativa@cootrancise.com
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Estimated price
- $110–158
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593-43 66 666
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 98 870 2815
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 99 579 9995
- Website
- facebook.com
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