There are 6 ways to get from Salinas to Cuenca by bus, train, plane, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cuenca
best- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SFO - CUE
16h 36m$191–699Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MRY - CUE
26h 9m$265–906Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SJC - CUE
22h 53m$342–858Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SFO - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
18h 35m$331–939Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cuenca (CUE)plane OAK - CUE
24h 49m$287–753Fly Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MRY - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
25h 57m$335–996
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Cuenca is to bus and Caltrain and fly which costs $190 - $700 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Cuenca is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 16h 36m and costs $190 - $700.
The distance between Salinas and Cuenca is 6496 km.
It takes approximately 16h 36m to get from Salinas to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 2h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 7:30 AM in Salinas and 9:30 AM in Cuenca.
There are 452+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Cuenca, Ecuador?
United Airlines and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Cuenca (CUE) twice daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cuenca via San Francisco International Airport, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, San Jose, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Los Angeles, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Denver, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–55
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- 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
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- 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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