There are 6 ways to get from Manta to Cusco by plane, bus, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)MEC - CUZ
7h 37m$131–513Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Take the bus from Lima to Cusco
2d 3h$82–214Bus via Tumbes
- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tumbes
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Lima Paseo de la República
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
2d$97–172Drive 2,691.2 km
- Drive from Manta to Cusco2,691.2 km
39h 44m$405–585Bus #2
- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Cusco
2d 4h$92–193Bus #3
- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
2d 12h$177–235
Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manta to Cusco is to bus via Tumbes which costs $95 - $180 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Manta to Cusco is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $130 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Manta to Cusco. However, there are services departing from Manta and arriving at Cusco via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil, Tumbes, Lima and Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Manta and Cusco is 1703 km. The road distance is 2691.2 km.
The best way to get from Manta to Cusco without a car is to bus via Tumbes which takes 2 days 0h and costs $95 - $180.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Manta to Cusco, including transfers.
Manta to Cusco bus services, operated by Reina del Camino, depart from Manta station.
The best way to get from Manta to Cusco is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $130 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus via Tumbes, which costs $95 - $180 and takes 2 days 0h.
Manta to Cusco bus services, operated by Reina del Camino, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manta to Cusco is 2691 km. It takes approximately 39h 44m to drive from Manta to Cusco.
What companies run services between Manta, Ecuador and Cusco, Peru?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and JetSMART fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manta to Cusco via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil, Tumbes, Tumbes, Lima Paseo de la República, Lima, and Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte in around 2d.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Quito, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- info@reinadelcamino.ec
- Website
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Schedules at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Book at
- reina-del-camino.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Book at
- reina-del-camino.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Lima Paseo de la República
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +593 95 889 4181
- coopcoactur@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 2-255-7133
- info@panamericana.ec
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
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