There are 3 ways to get from Santander to Cuenca by plane, taxi, or bus
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Fly Santander Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SDR - CUE
16h 11m$400–1,500Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Cuenca
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane BIO - CUE
20h 3m$301–921Fly Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SDR - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
18h 49m$589–1,560
Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Cuenca is to bus and fly which costs $300 - $950 and takes 20h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Cuenca is to fly which takes 16h 11m and costs $400 - $1,500.
The distance between Santander and Cuenca is 9041 km.
It takes approximately 16h 11m to fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Santander Airport Airport to Cuenca Airport. The quickest flight takes 16h 11m and has two stopovers.
Cuenca is 6h behind Santander. It is currently 6:28 AM in Santander and 12:28 AM in Cuenca.
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., LATAM Chile and Iberia offer flights from Santander Airport Airport to Cuenca Airport.
There are 452+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Iberia, LATAM Chile, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE) 6 times a week.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
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