There are 8 ways to get from Cuenca to Valdivia by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Cuenca to Pichoy Airport
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL)plane CUE - ZAL
19h 50m$350–1,100Bus
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$164–454Bus via Tumbes
- 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 bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdiviabus
3d 7h$274–475Drive 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 Osorno to Terminal Valdiviabus
18h 41m$363–1,155Fly Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO)plane CUE - ZCO
- Take the bus from Cruce Freire to Terminal de Buses de Loncochebus
- Take the bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdiviabus
17h 51m$288–878Taxi 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 2m$423–1,133Taxi 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 Osorno to Terminal Valdiviabus
18h 45m$428–1,173
Cuenca (CUE) to Pichoy Airport (ZAL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Valdivia is to bus which costs $160 - $460 and takes 3 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Valdivia is to taxi and fly which takes 17h 2m and costs $420 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Valdivia. However, there are services departing from Cuenca and arriving at Terminal Valdivia via Tumbes, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Terminal Sur de Santiago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
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 which takes 3 days 22h and costs $160 - $460.
It takes approximately 19h 50m 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 19h 50m and costs $350 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus via Tumbes, which costs $270 - $480 and takes 3 days 7h.
Cuenca to Valdivia bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, arrive at Huaquillas station.
Valdivia is 1h ahead of Cuenca. It is currently 11:11 AM in Cuenca and 12:11 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) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cuenca to Terminal Valdivia via Huaquillas, Tumbes, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Terminal San Borja, and Terminal Sur de Santiago in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 39m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Cuenca to La Araucanía International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Pichoy Airport via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Osorno via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Osorno via Bogota, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Cuenca to Pichoy Airport via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Cuenca to Osorno via Quito, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Osorno via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Osorno via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +56 2 2479 2925 / 2 2479 9879 / 9 6190 6054
- servicioalcliente@transantin.cl
- Website
- TranSantin
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- TranSantin
- Road
- $21–26
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- TranSantin
- Road
- $21–26
- Phone
- 56 2 3277 9759
- informaciones@narbus.cl
- Website
- narbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- narbus.cl
- Book at
- narbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $35–45
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $40–65
- Semi bed
- $35–50
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $5–9
- Semi bed
- $4–7
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $5–9
- Semi bed
- $4–7
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $40–65
- Semi bed
- $35–50
- Phone
- +56 63 - 2278532
- busesgama@gmail.com
- Website
- Kupos Gama BUs
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- Kupos Gama BUs
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- Kupos Gama BUs
- Phone
- +56 65 225 3133
- Website
- Via-Tur
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–130
- Schedules at
- Via-Tur
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–130
- Schedules at
- Via-Tur
- Phone
- +56 9 9550 1595
- Busescaulle@hotmail.com
- Website
- Buses Caulle
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Buses Caulle
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Buses Caulle
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- contacto@busesetm.cl
- Website
- ETM
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Schedules at
- ETM
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Schedules at
- ETM
- atencion.clientesjac@jac.cl
- Website
- Jac
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- Jac
- Semi Cama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $6–9
Bus from Cruce Freire to Terminal de Buses de Loncoche
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Jac
- Semi Cama
- $4–6
- Cama
- $4–6
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- Jac
- Semi Cama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $6–9
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Semi Cama
- $9–13
- Cama
- $9–13
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Semi Cama
- $9–13
- Cama
- $9–13
- Premium
- $60–75
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Queilen Bus Bookings
- Phone
- +56 63 221 8609
- busespirehueico@gmail.com
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Road
- $3–6
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Road
- $3–5
Bus from Osorno to Terminal Valdivia
- Road
- $3–6
- galiciabuses@gmail.com
- Website
- Buses Galicia
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Buses Galicia
- Phone
- +56 45 265 7877
- atencionclientesbiobio@busesbiobio.cl
- Website
- Bio Bio
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- Bio Bio
- Phone
- +56 4 5240 7718
- contacto@igillaima.cl
- Website
- igillaima.cl
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- igillaima.cl
- Book at
- igillaima.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- soporteweb@busescruzdelsur.cl
- Website
- Empresas Cruz Del Sur
Bus from Lanco to Terminal Valdivia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Empresas Cruz Del Sur
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- $11–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
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