There are 5 ways to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Panama City by taxi, plane, bus, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Cuenca, Ecuador to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane GYE - PTY
6h 11m$363–654Fly Cuenca to Tocumen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane CUE - PTY
4h 44m$112–421Bus, ferry, drive via Ipiales
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Drive from Portobelo to Panama Citycar
8d 13h$872–978Fly Cuenca to Panama Pacific International Airport
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB)plane CUE - BLB
4h 9m$279–883Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobeloferry
- Drive from Portobelo to Panama Citycar
8d 21h$894–1,061
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Panama City is to fly which costs $110 - $430 and takes 4h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Panama City is to fly which takes 4h 9m and costs $270 - $900.
The distance between Cuenca, Ecuador and Panama City is 1468 km.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Panama City, including transfers.
There are 896+ hotels available in Panama City.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Panama City, Panama?
LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) 6 times a week.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Cuenca to Tocumen International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Cuenca to Tocumen International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–480
Flights from Cuenca to Panama Pacific International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- expressucre@hotmail.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- cooperativa@flotaimbabura.com
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $58
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $60–85
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $45–65
- Phone
- +57 310 7883333
- gerencia@cootransbol.com
- Website
- concordeoficial.com
Bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- concordeoficial.com
- Book at
- concordeoficial.com
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $40–60
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- bluesailinginfo@gmail.com
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- Blue Sailing
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Fusion radio taxi
- Phone
- +593 7-281-1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Amigos
- Phone
- +593 99 849 1019
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Express
- Phone
- +593 09 9034 2881
- Website
- instagram.com
Radio Taxi FLASH
- Phone
- +593 99 407 6453
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Cuenca
- Phone
- +593 653 681 442
- Website
- taxiscuenca.es
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