There are 9 ways to get from Cuenca to Salento by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Cuenca to Pereira
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Pereira (PEI)plane CUE - PEI
7h 42m$111–468Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
32h 24m$48–81Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Guarumalesbus
- Take the bus from Guarumales to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the taxi from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Salentotaxi
24h$148–209Drive 1,320 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Salentocar 1,320 km
22h 43m$75–109Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Armenia
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Armenia (AXM)plane GYE - AXM
7h 32m$423–653Fly Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane CUE - BOG
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Armeniabus
11h 29m$203–436Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Pereira
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Pereira (PEI)plane GYE - PEI
9h 36m$348–568Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Loretobus
- Take the bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Drive from Lago Agrio to Puerto Asíscar
- Take the bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
27h 41m$69–117Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
33h 56m$71–142
Cuenca (CUE) to Pereira (PEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Salento is to bus which costs $45 - $85 and takes 32h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Salento is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $420 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Salento. However, there are services departing from Cuenca and arriving at Salento via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali and Terminal de Transportes de Armenia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 56m.
The distance between Cuenca and Salento is 974 km. The road distance is 1320 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Salento without a car is to bus via Quito which takes 33h 56m and costs $70 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Cuenca to Salento, including transfers.
Cuenca to Salento bus services, operated by Turismo Oriental, depart from Cuenca station.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Salento is to fly which takes 7h 42m and costs $110 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $45 - $85 and takes 32h 24m.
Cuenca to Salento bus services, operated by Turismo Oriental, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Salento is 1320 km. It takes approximately 22h 43m to drive from Cuenca to Salento.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Salento, Quindío, Colombia?
LATAM Chile and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Pereira (PEI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cuenca to Salento via Tulcán, Ipiales, Terminal de Transporte Cali, and Terminal de Transportes de Armenia in around 32h 24m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Pereira via Quito, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cuenca to Pereira via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Armenia via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–480
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pereira via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pereira via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pereira via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pereira via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Pereira via Quito, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Bus from Cuenca to Guarumales
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Guarumales to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
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
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
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- 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 Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 98 355 8858
- Website
- facebook.com
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
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/petrolerashushufindi/?locale=es_LA
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- +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
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.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
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- 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
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
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
- 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
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Estimated price
- $85–140
Super Taxi
- Phone
- +57 317 4866000
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Tolima
- Phone
- +57 315 324 2425
- Website
- facebook.com
Megataxi
- Phone
- +57 608 515 3595
- Website
- megataxi-ibague.com.co
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
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