There are 7 ways to get from Papallacta to Cuenca by taxi, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Papallacta to Loreto
- Take the bus from Loreto to CuencaCuenca / ...
5h 23m$113–136Bus #3
cheapest- Take the bus from Papallacta to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeLago Agrio / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to CuencaLoja / ...
10h 24m$18–34Drive 463.8 km
- Drive from Papallacta to Cuenca463.8 km
7h 36m$27–38Bus, car, fly
- Take the bus from Papallacta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)UIO - CUE
4h 41m$108–176Bus via Tena
- Take the bus from Baeza to Tena
- Take the bus from Tena to Puyo
- Take the bus from Puyo to Cuenca
7h 47m$21–46Bus
- Take the bus from Papallacta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuenca
9h 6m$21–38Bus #2
- Take the bus from Papallacta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
9h 54m$21–52
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Papallacta to Cuenca is to bus which costs $17 - $35 and takes 10h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Papallacta to Cuenca is to bus and car and fly which takes 4h 41m and costs $100 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Papallacta to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Papallacta and arriving at Cuenca via Baeza, Tena and Puyo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
The distance between Papallacta and Cuenca is 739 km. The road distance is 463.8 km.
The best way to get from Papallacta to Cuenca without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 5h 23m and costs $110 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Papallacta to Cuenca, including transfers.
Papallacta to Cuenca bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, depart from Baeza station.
Papallacta to Cuenca bus services, operated by Amazonas Cooperativa de Transportes, arrive at Tena station.
Yes, the driving distance between Papallacta to Cuenca is 464 km. It takes approximately 7h 36m to drive from Papallacta to Cuenca.
There are 485+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Papallacta, Ecuador and Cuenca, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Papallacta to Cuenca via Baeza, Tena, and Puyo in around 7h 47m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
Bus from Loreto to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Baeza to Tena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Tena to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.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
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Papallacta to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Tena to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Tena to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 3-296-1583
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tena to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 06 288 6679
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tena to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/JumandyCoop
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Tena to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Puyo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tena to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.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
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 03 2969314
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- 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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- 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
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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