There are 6 ways to get from Otavalo to Cuenca by bus, plane, or car
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Otavalo to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
4h 14m$65–158Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Otavalo to Cuencabus Ibarra
9h 30m$15–19Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Otavalo to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus Ibarra / ...
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus Loja
8h 25m$17–28Drive 503.4 km
- Drive from Otavalo to Cuencacar 503.4 km
8h 5m$29–42Bus #2
- Take the bus from Otavalo to Riobambabus Ibarra / ...
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuencabus Loja / ...
9h 44m$19–29Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Otavalo to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Quito CENTRO - Trans Patria Office to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuencabus
11h 2m$17–48
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Otavalo to Cuenca is to bus which costs $15 - $19 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Otavalo to Cuenca is to bus and fly which takes 4h 14m and costs $65 - $160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Otavalo and arriving at Cuenca. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 30m.
The distance between Otavalo and Cuenca is 421 km. The road distance is 503.4 km.
The best way to get from Otavalo to Cuenca without a car is to bus via Ambato which takes 8h 25m and costs $17 - $29.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Otavalo to Cuenca, including transfers.
Otavalo to Cuenca bus services, operated by TACA Andina, depart from Otavalo station.
Otavalo to Cuenca bus services, operated by TACA Andina, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Ambato station.
Yes, the driving distance between Otavalo to Cuenca is 503 km. It takes approximately 8h 5m to drive from Otavalo to Cuenca.
There are 452+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Otavalo, Ecuador and Cuenca, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Otavalo to Cuenca via Terminal Terrestre de Ambato and Ambato in around 8h 25m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Otavalo to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Otavalo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Otavalo to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Otavalo to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 6-292-0382
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Otavalo to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Quito CENTRO - Trans Patria Office to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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