There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Cuenca by plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cuenca
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SYD - CUE
37h 28m$453–1,716Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SYD - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
33h 47m$1,023–2,356Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tumbes (TBP)plane SYD - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
29h 1m$724–2,240Fly to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Piura International Airport (PIU)plane SYD - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
33h 26m$786–2,369
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Cuenca is to fly which costs $450 - $1,800 and takes 37h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Cuenca is to fly and bus which takes 29h 1m and costs $700 - $2,300.
The distance between Sydney and Cuenca is 13376 km.
It takes approximately 37h 28m to get from Sydney to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 15h behind Sydney. It is currently 10:22 PM in Sydney and 7:22 AM in Cuenca.
There are 434+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 48m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Melbourne, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tumbes via Melbourne, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piura International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piura International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Piura to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- 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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