There are 6 ways to get from Pasto 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 Pasto to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuenca
12h 11m$78–108Drive 734.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Pasto to Cuenca734.1 km
11h 35m$42–61Taxi, bus, car, fly
- Take the taxi from Pasto to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)UIO - CUE
7h 43m$167–248Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuenca
17h 5m$51–75Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
17h 53m$51–89Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal Ipiales
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
18h 23m$48–71
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pasto to Cuenca is to drive which costs $40 - $60 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Pasto to Cuenca is to taxi and bus and car and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs $160 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Pasto to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Pasto and arriving at Cuenca via Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Ambato. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 5m.
The distance between Pasto and Cuenca is 739 km. The road distance is 734.1 km.
The best way to get from Pasto to Cuenca without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 12h 11m and costs $75 - $110.
It takes approximately 12h 11m to get from Pasto to Cuenca, including transfers.
Pasto to Cuenca bus services, operated by Cootranar, depart from Terminal de Pasto station.
Pasto to Cuenca bus services, operated by Cootranar, arrive at Terminal Ipiales station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pasto to Cuenca is 734 km. It takes approximately 11h 35m to drive from Pasto to Cuenca.
There are 485+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Pasto, Colombia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Pasto to Cuenca via Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Terminal Terrestre de Ambato, and Ambato in around 17h 5m.
- 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
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 99 564 9031
- coop22dj123@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transportes22dejulio
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- 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
- 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
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal Ipiales
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- 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 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
- 1h 17m
- Estimated price
- $35–45
Taxi Aeropuerto Pasto
- Phone
- +57 316 434 5332
- Website
- taxisaeropuerto.co
Cootaxlujo Ltda
- Phone
- +57 602 732 4507
- Website
- cooperativadetaxlujo.com.co
Coonartax
- Phone
- +57 310 684 1557
- Website
- coonartax.com
Taxi Aeropuerto Pasto
- Phone
- +57 316 434 5332
- Website
- taxisaeropuerto.co
Cootaxlujo Ltda
- Phone
- +57 602 732 4507
- Website
- cooperativadetaxlujo.com.co
Coonartax
- Phone
- +57 310 684 1557
- Website
- coonartax.com
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