There are 4 ways to get from Cuenca to Palenque by plane, shuttle, bus, 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 Mundo Maya Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS)plane CUE - FRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Palenque
21h 36m$4,094–13,904Fly Cuenca to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane CUE - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
12h 55m$3,282–12,380Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Mundo Maya Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS)plane GYE - FRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Palenque
22h 24m$5,215–12,988Fly Cuenca to La Aurora International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane CUE - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristobal de las Casas to Palenquebus
21h 44m$11,147–24,364
Cuenca (CUE) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Palenque is to fly and bus which costs $3200 - $13000 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Palenque is to fly and bus which takes 12h 55m and costs $3200 - $13000.
The distance between Cuenca and Palenque is 2812 km.
It takes approximately 21h 36m to get from Cuenca to Palenque, including transfers.
Palenque is 1h behind Cuenca. It is currently 6:35 PM in Cuenca and 5:35 PM in Palenque.
There are 81+ 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 Mundo Maya Airport (FRS), walk to Flores Airport, take the shuttle to Flores, then take the shuttle to Palenque. Alternatively, you can fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA), walk to Villahermosa Airport, then take the bus to Palenque.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mundo Maya Airport via Quito, San Jose, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Cuenca to Mundo Maya Airport via Quito, San Salvador, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Cuenca to Mundo Maya Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, San Jose, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via San Jose, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Bogota, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Cuenca to La Aurora International Airport via Quito, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–9,500
Flights from Cuenca to La Aurora International Airport via Quito, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–9,500
Flights from Cuenca to La Aurora International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–9,500
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Cuenca to Mundo Maya Airport via Quito, San Jose, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Panama City, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via San Jose, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Bogota, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Miami, La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cuenca to La Aurora International Airport via Quito, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cuenca to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from Flores to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $899
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $300–460
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from San Cristobal de las Casas to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,400–13,000
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $4,600–6,500
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $4,400–8,500
- Van 9 Passengers
- $6,000–13,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $8,000–13,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $8,500–13,000
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,500
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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