There are 9 ways to get from Salento to Cuenca by taxi, plane, bus, or car
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Taxi to Perales Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
best- Take the taxi from Salento to Perales Airport (IBE)taxi
- Fly from Perales Airport (IBE) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane IBE - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
8h 24m$525–665Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipialesbus
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus
31h 18m$74–135Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Salento to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguétaxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to La Dorada, Putumayobus
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Guarumalesbus
- Take the bus from Guarumales to Cuencabus
23h 42m$118–161Drive 1,308.4 km
- Drive from Salento to Cuencacar 1,308.4 km
22h 40m$75–108Bus, bus to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Salento to La Pintadabus
- Take the bus from La Pintada to Terminal del Surbus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Sur to Aeropuerto J.M.C.bus
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MDE - CUE
13h 45m$245–592Fly Pereira to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane PEI - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
11h 7m$364–634Fly Armenia to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Armenia (AXM) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane AXM - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
12h 1m$432–642Bus, bus to El Dorado International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal Salitrebus
- Fly from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Cuenca (CUE)plane BOG - CUE
15h 13m$252–368Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Puerto Asísbus
- Drive from Puerto Asís to Lago Agriocar
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Loreto, Orellana, Ecuadorbus
- Take the bus from Loreto to Cuencabus
28h 48m$76–122
Perales Airport (IBE) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salento to Cuenca is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Salento to Cuenca is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 24m and costs $500 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Salento to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Salento and arriving at Cuenca via Terminal de Transportes de Armenia, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 18m.
The distance between Salento and Cuenca is 1179 km. The road distance is 1308.4 km.
The best way to get from Salento to Cuenca without a car is to bus which takes 31h 18m and costs $70 - $140.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Salento to Cuenca, including transfers.
Salento to Cuenca bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, depart from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia station.
Salento to Cuenca bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, arrive at Terminal de Transporte Cali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salento to Cuenca is 1308 km. It takes approximately 22h 40m to drive from Salento to Cuenca.
There are 454+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Salento, Quindío, Colombia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Salento to Cuenca via Terminal de Transportes de Armenia, Terminal de Transporte Cali, Ipiales, Terminal Ipiales, Rumichaca, and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 31h 18m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Perales Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–440
Flights from Perales Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–440
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via El Dorado International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Pereira to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Pereira to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Cartagena, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Armenia to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Armenia to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via El Dorado International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Pereira to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via El Dorado International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from El Dorado International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to La Dorada, Putumayo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Puerto Asís
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Guarumales
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Guarumales to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
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 Salento to La Pintada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $12–19
Bus from La Pintada to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Book at
- flotaoccidental.com
- Corriente
- $7–11
- Phone
- +57 604 444 0786
- pqrs@transchachafruto.com
- Website
- transchachafruto.com
Bus from Terminal del Sur to Aeropuerto J.M.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- transchachafruto.com
Bus from Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- redessociales@velotax.com.co
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
- Phone
- +593 06 288 6679
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/JumandyCoop
- Phone
- +593 3-287-1787
- fpelileo@hotmail.com
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Ipiales
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- 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
- +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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Estimated price
- $45–140
Camperos y Taxi Circasia
- Phone
- +57 323 426 7024
- Website
- cootracir.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Camperos y Taxi Circasia
- Phone
- +57 323 426 7024
- Website
- cootracir.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
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