There are 6 ways to get from Salinas to Cuenca by bus, train, plane, shuttle, or taxi
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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 37m$184–652Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MRY - CUE
21h 2m$265–856Shuttle 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
20h 12m$272–1,008Bus, 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
17h 43m$324–942Bus, 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
23h 24m$271–709Fly 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
26h 1m$335–1,046
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 $180 - $650 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Cuenca is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 16h 37m and costs $180 - $650.
The distance between Salinas and Cuenca is 6496 km.
It takes approximately 16h 37m to get from Salinas to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 2h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 10:45 AM in Salinas and 12:45 PM in Cuenca.
There are 248+ 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, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cuenca via San Francisco International Airport, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via Mexico City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, San Jose, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Los Angeles, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Mexico City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via Mexico City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cuenca via Los Angeles, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Denver, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- 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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- 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
- $19–35
- 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
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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