There are 4 ways to get from Madrid to Cuenca by plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cuenca
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MAD - CUE
15h 5m$551–1,202Fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane MAD - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Cuencabus
20h 9m$376–1,329Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MAD - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
16h 49m$661–1,442Fly to Loja, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Loja (LOH)plane MAD - LOH
- Take the bus from Catamayo to Cuencabus
23h 2m$409–1,216
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Cuenca is to fly and bus which costs $370 - $1,400 and takes 20h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Cuenca is to fly which takes 15h 5m and costs $550 - $1,200.
The distance between Madrid and Cuenca is 9001 km.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Madrid to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 7h behind Madrid. It is currently 9:01 PM in Madrid and 2:01 PM in Cuenca.
There are 417+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Iberia, LATAM Chile, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 099 181 9370
- catamayoexpress@hotmail.com
- Website
- Catamayo Express
Bus from Catamayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- Catamayo Express
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Catamayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
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