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There are 4 ways to get from Santander to Cuenca by plane, taxi, or bus

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Fly Santander Airport to Cuenca
best
1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SDR - CUE
15h 46m
$400–1,600
Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Cuenca
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane BIO - CUE
20h 3m
$302–920
Fly Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SDR - GYE
2. Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
19h 5m
$610–2,006
Fly Santander Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane SDR - ETR
2. Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Cuencabus
30h 59m
$630–2,288

Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE) flights

2Weekly Planes

20h 14mAverage Duration

$408Cheapest Price

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Distance: 9,041.2 km
Duration: 15h 46m

What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador?

Iberia and LATAM Chile fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE) twice a week.

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Cuenca(opens in a new window), Ecuador(opens in a new window)

Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city. It is crossed by the Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and Machángara rivers, in the south-central inter-Andean region of Ecuador, in the Paute river basin, at an altitude of 2,538 meters above sea level and with a temperate Andean climate averaging 16.3 °C.

Things to do in Cuenca

New Cathedral of Cuenca(Opens in a new window)

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Spanish: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción), commonly referred to as the New Cathedral of Cuenca (Spanish: Nueva Catedral de Cuenca), is the cathedral church in Cuenca, Ecuador. It is situated in front of Parque Calderon.

Old Cathedral of Cuenca(Opens in a new window)

The Church of the Shrine (Spanish: Iglesia del Sagrario) — commonly referred to as the Old Cathedral of Cuenca (Spanish: Catedral Vieja de Cuenca) — was the main place of Spanish worship during the time of Spanish colonization in Cuenca, Ecuador. It functions today as the Museum for Religious Art and is located at the Parque Calderon, opposite the New Cathedral.

Places to stay in Cuenca

TRYP by Wyndham Cuenca Zahir(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Mansion Alcazar(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

Four Points by Sheraton Cuenca(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Villa Emilia Hostal(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

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