There are 5 ways to get from Cuenca to Pichincha by plane, car, or bus
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Fly, car
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
1h 40m$102–165Bus via Ambato
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ambatobus Loja
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quitobus Ibarra / ...
6h 18m$14–21Drive 408.7 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Quitocar 408.7 km
6h 47m$24–34Bus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus Loja / ...
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Quitobus Ibarra / ...
8h 2m$16–27Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Baños de Agua Santabus Baños / ...
- Take the bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Baños / ...
11h 47m$14–26
Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Pichincha is to bus via Ambato which costs $14 - $21 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Pichincha is to fly and car which takes 1h 40m and costs $100 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Pichincha. However, there are services departing from Cuenca and arriving at Quito via Terminal Terrestre de Ambato. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 18m.
The distance between Cuenca and Pichincha is 355 km. The road distance is 408.7 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Pichincha without a car is to bus via Ambato which takes 6h 18m and costs $14 - $21.
It takes approximately 1h 40m to get from Cuenca to Pichincha, including transfers.
Cuenca to Pichincha bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Cuenca station.
Cuenca to Pichincha bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Ambato station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Pichincha is 409 km. It takes approximately 6h 47m to drive from Cuenca to Pichincha.
There are 822+ hotels available in Pichincha.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Pichincha, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Cuenca to Quito via Ambato and Terminal Terrestre de Ambato in around 6h 18m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- 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
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
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 Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Riobamba to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Cuenca to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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