There are 4 ways to get from Santander to Cuenca by plane, bus, or taxi
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Fly Santander Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE)SDR - CUE
18h 1m$414–2,004Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Cuenca
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cuenca (CUE)BIO - CUE
20h 3m$290–921Fly Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)SDR - GYE
- Take the taxi from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cuenca
21h 3m$614–1,844Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)BIO - GYE
- Take the taxi from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cuenca
22h 55m$480–1,261
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 $290 - $950 and takes 20h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Cuenca is to fly which takes 18h 1m and costs $410 - $2,000.
The distance between Santander and Cuenca is 9048 km.
It takes approximately 18h 1m to get from Santander to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 6h behind Santander. It is currently 4:32 AM in Santander and 10:32 PM in Cuenca.
There are 439+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Iberia and LATAM Chile fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- 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
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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