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 13m$188–713Train 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
24h 51m$253–925Fly 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 10m$368–1,003
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 - $750 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca is to fly which takes 14h 13m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Los Angeles and Cuenca is 5836 km.
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 10:56 PM in Los Angeles and 12:56 AM in Cuenca.
There are 407+ 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
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, San Jose, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- 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
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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