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 40m$410–1,600Bus 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
21h 15m$311–922Fly 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
17h 34m$657–2,138
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 $310 - $950 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Cuenca is to fly which takes 16h 40m and costs $410 - $1,600.
The distance between Santander and Cuenca is 9041 km.
It takes approximately 16h 40m 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 40m and has two stopovers.
Cuenca is 7h behind Santander. It is currently 9:56 PM in Santander and 2:56 PM in Cuenca.
LATAM Chile and Iberia offer flights from Santander Airport Airport to Cuenca Airport.
There are 254+ 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 a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
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