There are 6 ways to get from Salinas to Cuenca by train, plane, shuttle, or taxi
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Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cuenca
best- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- 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
17h 3m$214–761Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MRY - CUE
21h 4m$315–956Shuttle 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
19h 51m$372–1,258Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- 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 20m$384–1,101Fly 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 28m$395–1,246Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cuenca (CUE)plane OAK - CUE
20h 28m$272–969
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Cuenca is to train and Caltrain and fly which costs $210 - $800 and takes 17h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Cuenca is to train and Caltrain and fly which takes 17h 3m and costs $210 - $800.
The distance between Salinas and Cuenca is 6508 km.
It takes approximately 17h 3m to get from Salinas to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 2h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 11:14 AM in Salinas and 1:14 PM in Cuenca.
There are 434+ 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, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cuenca via San Francisco International Airport, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Los Angeles, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Mexico City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via Mexico City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Denver, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 30 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
- +1 831-373-7777
- 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
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- 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
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- 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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