There are 5 ways to get from Cuenca to Tumaco by bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Cuenca to Esmeraldasbus
- Take the bus from Esmeraldas to San Lorenzobus
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
9h 8m$32–44Bus, drive via Quito
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to San Lorenzobus
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
20h 15m$30–68Drive 759.7 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Tumacocar 759.7 km
12h 3m$44–63Fly Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus, drive
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to San Lorenzobus
- Drive from San Lorenzo to Tumacocar
10h 8m$101–210Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to La Florida Airport
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to La Florida Airport (TCO)plane GYE - TCO
10h$296–988
Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Tumaco is to bus and drive via Quito which costs $29 - $70 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Tumaco is to bus and drive which takes 9h 8m and costs $30 - $45.
The distance between Cuenca and Tumaco is 832 km. The road distance is 759.7 km.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Cuenca to Tumaco, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Tumaco is 760 km. It takes approximately 12h 3m to drive from Cuenca to Tumaco.
There are four+ hotels available in Tumaco.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Tumaco, Colombia?
There is no direct connection from Cuenca to Tumaco. However, you can take the bus to Esmeraldas, take the taxi to Esmeraldas, take the bus to San Lorenzo, then drive to Tumaco. Alternatively, you can drive from Cuenca to Tumaco in around 12h 3m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- satena.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to La Florida Airport via Panama City, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to La Florida Airport via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to La Florida Airport via Bogota, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Bus from Cuenca to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Ibarra to San Lorenzo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to San Lorenzo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +593 96 075 2419
- diegogalarza32@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Esmeraldas to San Lorenzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8
- Book at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 6-298-0020
- coop.pullmancarchi@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ibarra to San Lorenzo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- https://www.busbud.com/en/bus-company/pullman-carchi
- 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 95 889 6029
- Website
- 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
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 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
- +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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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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