There are 6 ways to get from Ibarra to Cuenca by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, car, fly
best- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quito
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)UIO - CUE
4h 35m$105–170Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ibarra to CuencaIbarra
10h$16–19Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Terminal Terrestre de AmbatoIbarra / ...
- Take the bus from Ambato to CuencaLoja
8h 52m$18–29Drive 526.6 km
- Drive from Ibarra to Cuenca526.6 km
8h 23m$30–44Bus #2
- Take the bus from Ibarra to RiobambaIbarra / ...
- Take the bus from Riobamba to CuencaLoja / ...
10h 11m$19–29Bus #3
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Baños de Agua SantaBaños / ...
- Take the bus from Baños de Agua Santa to CuencaBaños / ...
14h 35m$19–27
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ibarra to Cuenca is to bus which costs $16 - $19 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Ibarra to Cuenca is to bus and car and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs $100 - $170.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ibarra and arriving at Cuenca. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Ibarra and Cuenca is 476 km. The road distance is 526.6 km.
The best way to get from Ibarra to Cuenca without a car is to bus via Ambato which takes 8h 52m and costs $17 - $29.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Ibarra to Cuenca, including transfers.
Ibarra to Cuenca bus services, operated by TACA Andina, depart from Ibarra station.
Ibarra to Cuenca bus services, operated by TACA Andina, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Ambato station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ibarra to Cuenca is 527 km. It takes approximately 8h 23m to drive from Ibarra to Cuenca.
There are 485+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Ibarra, Ecuador and Cuenca, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Ibarra to Cuenca via Terminal Terrestre de Ambato and Ambato in around 8h 52m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Ibarra to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Ibarra to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Ibarra to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Ibarra to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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