There are 4 ways to get from Santander to Cuenca by plane, taxi, bus, or train
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Fly Santander Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SDR - CUE
16h 11m$400–1,600Bus 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
20h 2m$322–971Fly 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$571–1,515Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MAD - CUE
19h 58m$688–2,191
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 $320 - $1,000 and takes 20h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Cuenca is to fly which takes 16h 11m and costs $400 - $1,600.
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 6:39 PM in Santander and 12:39 PM in Cuenca.
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 and LATAM Chile fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE) twice a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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/
- 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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