There are 2 ways to get from Des Moines to Cuenca by plane or taxi
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Fly to Cuenca
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Cuenca (CUE)plane DSM - CUE
15h 58m$268–1,121Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane DSM - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
11h 44m$428–1,461
Des Moines (DSM) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Cuenca is to fly which costs $260 - $1,200 and takes 15h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Cuenca is to fly and taxi which takes 11h 44m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Des Moines and Cuenca is 5168 km.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from Des Moines to Cuenca, including transfers.
There are 250+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Cuenca (CUE) twice a week.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Des Moines to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Des Moines to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Des Moines to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Houston, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Des Moines to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Houston, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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