There are 5 ways to get from Tucson to Cuenca by plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tucson to Cuenca
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Cuenca (CUE)plane TUS - CUE
18h 45m$230–900Bus to Phoenix, fly to Cuenca
cheapest- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Cuenca (CUE)plane PHX - CUE
18h 46m$215–736Fly Tucson to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane TUS - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
19h 18m$360–1,090Bus to Phoenix, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane PHX - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
18h 45m$335–926Fly Tucson to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane TUS - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Cuencabus
35h 24m$365–1,327
Tucson (TUS) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Cuenca is to bus and fly which costs $210 - $750 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Cuenca is to fly which takes 18h 45m and costs $230 - $900.
The distance between Tucson and Cuenca is 5164 km.
It takes approximately 18h 45m to get from Tucson to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 2h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 9:54 PM in Tucson and 11:54 PM in Cuenca.
There are 426+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and three other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Tucson to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Tucson to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Tucson to Cuenca via Houston, Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Tucson to Cuenca via Houston, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Phoenix to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Phoenix to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Phoenix to Cuenca via Miami, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Tucson to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Tucson to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Phoenix to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tucson to Cuenca via Houston, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Tucson to Cuenca via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Tucson to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Tucson to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Houston, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Tucson to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Tucson to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Tucson to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Houston, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Tucson to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Tucson to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Tucson to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Houston, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tucson to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Phoenix to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Austin, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Houston, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Phoenix to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
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