There are 7 ways to get from Montevideo to Cuenca by plane, car ferry, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Carrasco International Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MVD - CUE
13h 33m$240–750Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus
4d 6h$484–664Drive 5,520.8 km
- Drive from Montevideo to Cuencacar 5,520.8 km
3d 1h$954–1,378Fly Carrasco International Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Tumbes (TBP)plane MVD - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
17h 28m$314–931Fly Carrasco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MVD - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
14h 29m$476–1,063Car ferry to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to Cuenca (CUE)plane EZE - CUE
20h 58m$324–917Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pachecobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Piura to Terminal de Cuencabus
5d 5h$255–402
Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montevideo to Cuenca is to bus which costs $250 - $410 and takes 5 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to Cuenca is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs $240 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Montevideo to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Terminal Tres Cruces and arriving at Terminal de Cuenca via Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Terminal de Piura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 5h.
The distance between Montevideo and Cuenca is 4291 km. The road distance is 5520.8 km.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Cuenca without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 4 days 6h and costs $480 - $700.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Montevideo to Cuenca, including transfers.
Montevideo to Cuenca bus services, operated by Cauvi, depart from Terminal Tres Cruces station.
The best way to get from Montevideo to Cuenca is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs $240 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $250 - $410 and takes 5 days 5h.
Montevideo to Cuenca bus services, operated by Cauvi, arrive at Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco station.
Cuenca is 2h behind Montevideo. It is currently 11:04 AM in Montevideo and 9:04 AM in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Montevideo, Uruguay and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Copa Airlines fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Cuenca (CUE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Cuenca via Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Piura, and Terminal de Piura in around 5d 5h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tumbes via Sao Paulo, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–600
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–600
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–480
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- expressucre@hotmail.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- 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
- Phone
- +54 11 4314 4930
- reservas@cauvi.com.uy
- Website
- cauvi.com.uy
Bus from Terminal Tres Cruces to Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53–59
- Schedules at
- cauvi.com.uy
- Book at
- centraldepasajes.com.ar
- Bed
- $59
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $140–210
- Cama
- $160–250
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 993 558 525
- reclamos@turismocavassa.com.pe
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Piura to Terminal de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- atcliente@buquebus.com
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Madero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
- 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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