There are 7 ways to get from Manila to Cuenca by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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 Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MNL - CUE
29h 16m$462–1,803Fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane MNL - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Cuencabus
34h 25m$778–3,143Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MNL - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
30h 4m$712–2,543Fly to Loja, bus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Loja (LOH)plane MNL - LOH
- Take the bus from Catamayo to Cuencabus
35h 8m$710–2,817Fly to Eloy Alfaro International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane MNL - MEC
- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
40h 12m$566–2,353Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Tumbes (TBP)plane MNL - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
34h 19m$763–3,027Fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MNL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyobus
- Take the bus from Puyo to Cuencabus
33h 45m$549–2,161
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manila to Cuenca is to fly which costs $460 - $1,800 and takes 29h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Manila to Cuenca is to fly which takes 29h 16m and costs $460 - $1,800.
The distance between Manila and Cuenca is 17475 km.
It takes approximately 29h 16m to get from Manila to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 13h behind Manila. It is currently 3:50 AM in Manila and 2:50 PM in Cuenca.
There are 435+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Manila, Philippines and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Philippine Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Cuenca (CUE) twice daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Cuenca via New York JFK, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Cuenca via San Francisco, San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Toronto, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via New York JFK, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via New York JFK, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Loja via New York JFK, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Loja via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Loja via San Francisco, San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Toronto, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via San Francisco, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Los Angeles, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via New York JFK, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 44m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Cuenca via New York JFK, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Tumbes via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Loja via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Loja via San Francisco, San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- 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
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 099 181 9370
- catamayoexpress@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Catamayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reinadelcamino.ec
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/ReinadelCaminoOficial/?ref=embed_page#
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- expressucre@hotmail.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- tourisanfrancisco.com
Bus from Puyo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Puyo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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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