There are 8 ways to get from Mendoza to Cuenca by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MDZ - CUE
14h 1m$212–704Bus via Lima
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andes - El Saucebus
- Take the bus from Los Andes to Terminal Alameda - Turbusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
3d 14h$169–290Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus
3d 12h$346–527Drive 4,715.2 km
- Drive from Mendoza to Cuencacar 4,715.2 km
2d 20h$421–607Fly Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Tumbes (TBP)plane MDZ - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
14h 3m$293–928Fly Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MDZ - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
14h 7m$472–794Bus, bus to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andesbus
- Take the bus from Los Andes to Terminal Los Héroesbus
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SCL - CUE
20h 35m$262–739Bus via Lima #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metánbus
- Take the bus from Metán to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
4d 21h$193–469
Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mendoza to Cuenca is to bus via Lima which costs $160 - $290 and takes 3 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Mendoza to Cuenca is to fly which takes 14h 1m and costs $210 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Mendoza to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Terminal Mendoza and arriving at Cuenca via Terminal San Borja and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Mendoza and Cuenca is 3504 km. The road distance is 4715.2 km.
The best way to get from Mendoza to Cuenca without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 12h and costs $340 - $550.
It takes approximately 14h 1m to get from Mendoza to Cuenca, including transfers.
Mendoza to Cuenca bus services, operated by Chi-Ar Internacional, depart from Terminal Mendoza station.
The best way to get from Mendoza to Cuenca is to fly which takes 14h 1m and costs $210 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $340 - $550 and takes 3 days 12h.
Mendoza to Cuenca bus services, operated by Chi-Ar Internacional, arrive at Terminal Sur de Santiago station.
Cuenca is 2h behind Mendoza. It is currently 04:56 in Mendoza and 02:56 in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Mendoza, Argentina and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and JetSMART fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Cuenca (CUE) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Mendoza to Cuenca via Terminal Sur de Santiago, Terminal San Borja, and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Cuenca via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Cuenca via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Tumbes via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–650
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–650
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Phone
- +56 9 5950 0854
- info@chiar.cl
- Website
- Chi-Ar Internacional
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- Chi-Ar Internacional
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–41
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $22–35
- Semi Cama
- $18–26
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $25–35
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–78
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $18–25
- Semi Cama
- $14–20
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $20–26
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andes - El Sauce
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $18–25
- Semi Cama
- $14–20
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $19–26
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $18–26
- Semi bed
- $14–21
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–91
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $55–85
- Semi bed
- $45–70
- Phone
- +56 9 7242 8977
- nevadainternacionalmza@hotmail.com
- Website
- mathostour.cl
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- mathostour.cl
- Book at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- COITRAM
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- COITRAM
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–460
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- expressucre@hotmail.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- cooperativa@flotaimbabura.com
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
- 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 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
- Phone
- 600 360 0224
- contacto@busesahumada.cl
- Website
- Buses Ahumada
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Los Andes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–40
- Schedules at
- Buses Ahumada
Bus from Los Andes to Terminal Los Héroes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- Buses Ahumada
- Phone
- +56 233048912
- viajes@pullman.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Los Andes to Terminal Alameda - Turbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- Cruz Del Sur International
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- Flecha Bus
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–114
- Website
- Flecha Bus
- Cama
- $65–100
- Semi Cama
- $55–80
- Phone
- 0800-222-6513
- informes@la20.com.ar
- Website
- la20.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Mendoza to Terminal de Omnibus Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $55–80
- Cama
- $70–95
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Metán to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $100–150
- Cama
- $130–190
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Oltursa
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 993 558 525
- reclamos@turismocavassa.com.pe
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Yes, the driving distance between Mendoza to Cuenca is 4715 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Mendoza to Cuenca.
There are 458+ hotels available in Cuenca.