There are 5 ways to get from Cusco to Manta by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)CUZ - MEC
7h 47m$177–584Bus via Tumbes
cheapest- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Manta
2d$77–147Drive 2,661.5 km
- Drive from Cusco to Manta2,661.5 km
40h 38m$400–578Bus
- Take the bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Prado
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Manta
2d 2h$92–196Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Manta
2d 10h$152–198
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cusco to Manta is to bus via Tumbes which costs $75 - $150 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Manta is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $170 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Cusco to Manta. However, there are services departing from Cusco and arriving at Manta via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Tumbes and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Cusco and Manta is 1703 km. The road distance is 2661.5 km.
The best way to get from Cusco to Manta without a car is to bus via Tumbes which takes 2 days 0h and costs $75 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Cusco to Manta, including transfers.
Cusco to Manta bus services, operated by Expreso Los Chankas, depart from Cusco station.
The best way to get from Cusco to Manta is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $170 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Tumbes, which costs $75 - $150 and takes 2 days 0h.
Cusco to Manta bus services, operated by Expreso Los Chankas, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cusco to Manta is 2662 km. It takes approximately 40h 38m to drive from Cusco to Manta.
What companies run services between Cusco, Peru and Manta, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cusco to Manta via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Tumbes, Tumbes, and Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil in around 2d.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Arequipa, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Lima, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +51 9 1461 0940
- contacto@loschankasgroup.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 95 889 4181
- coopcoactur@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Manta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Book at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
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