There are 3 ways to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca by plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuenca (CUE)plane LAX - CUE
14h 40m$188–493Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Cuenca (CUE)plane ONT - CUE
26h 20m$231–871Fly Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane LAX - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
15h 7m$288–703
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca is to fly which costs $180 - $500 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca is to fly which takes 14h 40m and costs $180 - $500.
The distance between Los Angeles and Cuenca is 5836 km.
It takes approximately 14h 40m to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 7:02 AM in Los Angeles and 9:02 AM in Cuenca.
There are 452+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Delta, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuenca (CUE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Miami, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, San Jose, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- 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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