There are 7 ways to get from Cuenca to Salento by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to Armenia
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Armenia (AXM)plane CUE - AXM
7h 11m$118–451Bus
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$47–75Bus, drive, 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
- Drive from Lago Agrio to Puerto Asíscar
- Take the bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the taxi from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Salentotaxi
25h 56m$141–203Drive 1,320 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Salentocar 1,320 km
22h 43m$75–109Fly to Pereira
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Pereira (PEI)plane CUE - PEI
8h 13m$117–530Bus, 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$59–102Bus 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 26m$70–137
Cuenca (CUE) to Armenia (AXM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Salento is to bus which costs $45 - $75 and takes 32h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Salento is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $110 - $460.
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 26m.
The distance between Cuenca and Salento is 927 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 26m and costs $70 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Cuenca to Salento, including transfers.
Cuenca to Salento bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Cuenca station.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Salento is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $110 - $460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $45 - $75 and takes 32h 24m.
Cuenca to Salento bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, 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?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. and LATAM Chile fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Armenia (AXM) 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 Armenia via Quito, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Cuenca to Pereira via Quito, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cuenca to Pereira via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Pereira via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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 Puerto Asís to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Puerto Asís to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- 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
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- 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
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- 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
- $12–17
- 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
- 1h 54m
- Estimated price
- $85–110
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
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