There are 9 ways to get from Mendoza to Cuenca by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MDZ - CUE
12h 45m$200–751Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andesbus
- Take the bus from Los Andes to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
3d 14h$163–306Drive 4,694.1 km
- Drive from Mendoza to Cuencacar 4,694.1 km
2d 18h$419–605Fly Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Tumbes (TBP)plane MDZ - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
13h 53m$281–1,025Fly Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MDZ - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
14h 19m$410–741Bus, bus to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andesbus
- Take the bus from Los Andes to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SCL - CUE
19h 2m$304–749Bus via Chiclayo
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andesbus
- Take the bus from Los Andes to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cuencabus
3d 14h$185–302Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
4d 1h$222–366Bus via San José de Metán
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metánbus
- Take the bus from Metán to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
5d$188–384
Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mendoza to Cuenca is to bus which costs $160 - $310 and takes 3 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Mendoza to Cuenca is to fly which takes 12h 45m and costs $200 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Mendoza to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Terminal Mendoza and arriving at Cuenca via Los Andes, Terminal Sur de Santiago, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima and Chiclayo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 14h.
The distance between Mendoza and Cuenca is 3504 km. The road distance is 4694.1 km.
The best way to get from Mendoza to Cuenca without a car is to bus via Chiclayo which takes 3 days 14h and costs $180 - $310.
It takes approximately 12h 45m to get from Mendoza to Cuenca, including transfers.
Mendoza to Cuenca bus services, operated by Cata Internacional, depart from Terminal Mendoza station.
The best way to get from Mendoza to Cuenca is to fly which takes 12h 45m and costs $200 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $310 and takes 3 days 14h.
Mendoza to Cuenca bus services, operated by Cata Internacional, arrive at Los Andes station.
Cuenca is 2h behind Mendoza. It is currently 9:31 PM in Mendoza and 7:31 PM in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Mendoza, Argentina and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile flies from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Cuenca (CUE) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Mendoza to Cuenca via Los Andes, Terminal Alameda - Turbus, Terminal Sur de Santiago, Lima Javier Prado, Lima Terminal Excluciva, Tumbes, and Huaquillas in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Cuenca via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Tumbes via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Semi Cama
- $11–15
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $13–17
- Ejecutivo
- $13–16
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- https://www.catainternacional.com/en
- Semi Cama
- $14–19
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $17–21
- Ejecutivo
- $17–21
- Phone
- +56 233048912
- viajes@pullman.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Los Andes to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Chiclayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Piura to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Lima to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–31
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $18–27
- Semi bed
- $15–21
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $60–90
- Semi bed
- $45–70
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
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
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Semi Cama
- $50–70
- Cama
- $60–90
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Metán to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–179
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $95–140
- Cama
- $110–170
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 997 598 289
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- 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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