There are 7 ways to get from Santa Ana to Cuenca by train, plane, car, bus, 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.
Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Cuenca
best- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuenca (CUE)plane LAX - CUE
15h 25m$185–674Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cuenca
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SNA - CUE
14h 9m$238–833Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Bernardino Depottrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Cuenca (CUE)plane ONT - CUE
26h 46m$212–767Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SAN - CUE
15h 56m$225–853Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SNA - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
17h 41m$296–978Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane LAX - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
16h 22m$375–1,014Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SAN - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
18h 40m$415–1,293
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Cuenca is to train and fly which costs $180 - $700 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Cuenca is to fly which takes 14h 9m and costs $230 - $850.
The distance between Santa Ana and Cuenca is 5892 km.
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Santa Ana to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 2h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 12:56 PM in Santa Ana and 2:56 PM in Cuenca.
There are 416+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Cuenca, Ecuador?
United Airlines and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Cuenca (CUE) 4 times a week.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cuenca via Houston, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, San Jose, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Miami, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cuenca via Miami, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to San Bernardino Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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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