There are 4 ways to get from Cuenca to Palenque by plane, bus, shuttle, 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 Cuenca to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane CUE - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
14h 55m$4,139–15,369Fly Cuenca to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport, bus, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME)plane CUE - CME
- Take the bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
15h 57m$3,951–15,014Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane GYE - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
15h 45m$5,523–15,839Fly Cuenca to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ)plane CUE - TGZ
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Villahermosabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
20h 21m$4,182–15,126
Cuenca (CUE) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Palenque is to fly and bus and shuttle which costs $3900 - $15000 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Palenque is to fly and bus which takes 14h 55m and costs $4100 - $16000.
The distance between Cuenca and Palenque is 2904 km.
It takes approximately 14h 55m to get from Cuenca to Palenque, including transfers.
Palenque is 1h behind Cuenca. It is currently 5:14 AM in Cuenca and 4:14 AM in Palenque.
There are 75+ hotels available in Palenque.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Cuenca to Palenque. However, you can fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA), walk to Villahermosa Airport, then take the bus to Palenque. Alternatively, you can fly to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME), walk to Ciudad Del Carmen, take the bus to Villahermosa, walk to Villahermosa, then take the shuttle to Palenque.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cuenca to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
Flights from Cuenca to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–14,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Cuenca to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–14,000
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $310–460
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $390–600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $310–460
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,400
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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