There are 9 ways to get from Cuenca to Valdivia by plane, bus, car, taxi, or train
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Fly Cuenca to Pichoy Airport
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL)plane CUE - ZAL
17h 2m$300–1,100Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdiviabus
3d 22h$159–433Bus via Chiclayo
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Limabus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdiviabus
3d 12h$292–479Drive 5,500.1 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Valdiviacar 5,500.1 km
2d 21h$679–980Fly Cuenca to Osorno, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Osorno (ZOS)plane CUE - ZOS
- Take the bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Valdiviabus
14h 28m$282–984Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Pichoy Airport
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL)plane GYE - ZAL
17h 35m$404–1,135Fly Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO)plane CUE - ZCO
- Take the bus from Pitrufquén to Terminal Valdiviabus
16h 54m$280–985Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Osorno, bus
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Osorno (ZOS)plane GYE - ZOS
- Take the bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Valdiviabus
15h 17m$385–1,115Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Huaquillasbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the train from Estacion Central Alameda to Talcatrain
- Take the bus from Paradero Varoli to Terminal Valdiviabus
3d 14h$281–403
Cuenca (CUE) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Valdivia is to bus which costs $150 - $440 and takes 3 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Valdivia is to fly and bus which takes 14h 28m and costs $280 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Valdivia. However, there are services departing from Cuenca and arriving at Terminal Valdivia via Chiclayo, Lima, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Terminal Sur de Santiago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Cuenca and Valdivia is 4159 km. The road distance is 5500.1 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Valdivia without a car is to bus via Chiclayo which takes 3 days 12h and costs $290 - $480.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Cuenca to Valdivia, including transfers.
Cuenca to Valdivia bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, depart from Cuenca station.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Valdivia is to fly which takes 17h 2m and costs $300 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus via Chiclayo, which costs $290 - $480 and takes 3 days 12h.
Cuenca to Valdivia bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, arrive at Chiclayo station.
Valdivia is 2h ahead of Cuenca. It is currently 8:31 PM in Cuenca and 10:31 PM in Valdivia.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Valdivia, Chile?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cuenca to Terminal Valdivia via Chiclayo, Lima, Lima, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Terminal San Borja, and Terminal Sur de Santiago in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Osorno via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Osorno via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- contacto@trencentral.cl
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Estacion Central Alameda to Talca
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Chiclayo to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- transantin.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $17–30
- Phone
- 56 2 3277 9759
- informaciones@narbus.cl
- Website
- narbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–70
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $45–70
- Semi bed
- $35–55
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $6–9
- Semi bed
- $4–7
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $30–45
Bus from Pitrufquén to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $21–29
- Phone
- +56 63 - 2278532
- busesgama@gmail.com
- Website
- gamabustranspas.jimdofree.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/gama-bus
- Phone
- +56 600 401 5151
- servicioalcliente@busnortechile.cl
- Website
- busnortechile.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.busnortechile.cl/portada.php
- Cama
- $24–25
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.busnortechile.cl/portada.php
- Cama
- $7–10
- Phone
- +56 65 225 3133
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–110
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Paradero Varoli to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 9550 1595
- Busescaulle@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 9 8415 2373
- atencion.clientesjac@jac.cl
- Website
- jac.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- jac.cl
- Semi Cama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $6–9
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- contacto@queilenbus.cl
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal De Buses Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Semi Cama
- $9–13
- Cama
- $6–20
- Premium
- $60–70
Bus from Pitrufquén to Terminal Valdivia
- Semi Cama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $7–20
- Premium
- $60–70
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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
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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