There are 6 ways to get from Cuenca to Montevideo by plane, bus, car ferry, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cuenca
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane CUE - MVD
13h 56m$340–1,100Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal de Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pachecobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco to Terminal Tres Crucesbus
4d 8h$262–472Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal de Omnibus Retirobus
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
4d 6h$483–673Drive 5,467.6 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Montevideocar 5,467.6 km
3d 4h$945–1,365Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane GYE - MVD
12h 37m$475–1,036Bus to Tumbes, fly
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane TBP - MVD
15h 12m$322–974
Cuenca (CUE) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Montevideo is to bus which costs $260 - $480 and takes 4 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Montevideo is to taxi and fly which takes 12h 37m and costs $470 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Montevideo. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Cuenca and arriving at Terminal Tres Cruces via Piura, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 8h.
The distance between Cuenca and Montevideo is 4291 km. The road distance is 5467.6 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Montevideo without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 4 days 6h and costs $480 - $700.
It takes approximately 13h 56m to get from Cuenca to Montevideo, including transfers.
Cuenca to Montevideo bus services, operated by Super Semería, depart from Terminal de Cuenca station.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Montevideo is to fly which takes 13h 56m and costs $340 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $480 and takes 4 days 8h.
Cuenca to Montevideo bus services, operated by Super Semería, arrive at Terminal de Piura station.
Montevideo is 2h ahead of Cuenca. It is currently 9:14 AM in Cuenca and 11:14 AM in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Montevideo, Uruguay?
LATAM Chile flies from Cuenca (CUE) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal Tres Cruces via Terminal de Piura, Piura, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, and Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco in around 4d 8h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Carrasco International Airport via Quito, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Carrasco International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Quito, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Tumbes to Carrasco International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Tumbes to Carrasco International Airport via Lima, Asuncion
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Tumbes to Carrasco International Airport via Lima, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- expressucre@hotmail.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- 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
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- cooperativa@flotaimbabura.com
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- 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
- $11–16
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal de Omnibus Retiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–480
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal de Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–37
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +51 993 558 525
- reclamos@turismocavassa.com.pe
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–314
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $150–220
- Cama
- $190–280
- Phone
- +54 11 4314 4930
- reservas@cauvi.com.uy
- Website
- cauvi.com.uy
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco to Terminal Tres Cruces
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51–57
- Schedules at
- cauvi.com.uy
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $57
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- atcliente@buquebus.com
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
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