There are 8 ways to get from Arica to Cuenca by bus, plane, car, taxi, or shuttle
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Bus, fly to Cuenca
best- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airportbus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Cuenca (CUE)plane TCQ - CUE
13h 10m$213–776Bus via Chiclayo
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Juliobus
- Take the bus from Lima to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cuencabus
44h 45m$96–155Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Moqueguabus
- Take the bus from Moquegua to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
42h 32m$109–232Drive 2,654.4 km
- Drive from Arica to Cuencacar 2,654.4 km
36h 55m$328–473Bus, fly to Tumbes
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airportbus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Tumbes (TBP)plane TCQ - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
13h 13m$174–390Bus, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airportbus
- Fly from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane TCQ - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
13h 24m$433–606Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Exclucivabus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
2d 3h$96–214Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Arica Airport to TacnaAri
- Take the bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
2d 8h$189–258
Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arica to Cuenca is to bus via Chiclayo which costs $95 - $160 and takes 44h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Arica to Cuenca is to bus and fly which takes 13h 10m and costs $210 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Arica to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Terminal Internacional and arriving at Cuenca via Tacna, Moquegua, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Huaquillas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 32m.
The distance between Arica and Cuenca is 1994 km. The road distance is 2654.4 km.
The best way to get from Arica to Cuenca without a car is to bus via Chiclayo which takes 44h 45m and costs $95 - $160.
It takes approximately 13h 10m to get from Arica to Cuenca, including transfers.
Arica to Cuenca bus services, operated by Buses Norte Grande, depart from Terminal Internacional station.
Arica to Cuenca bus services, operated by Buses Norte Grande, arrive at Tacna station.
Cuenca is 1h behind Arica. It is currently 8:59 PM in Arica and 7:59 PM in Cuenca.
Yes, the driving distance between Arica to Cuenca is 2654 km. It takes approximately 36h 55m to drive from Arica to Cuenca.
What companies run services between Arica, Chile and Cuenca, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Terminal Internacional to Cuenca via Tacna, Moquegua, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Tumbes, and Huaquillas in around 42h 32m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Internacional Arica to Tacna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- [email protected]
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- [email protected]
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Tacna to Moquegua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Moquegua to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Moquegua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima Terminal Excluciva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
Bus from Tacna to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- [email protected]
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Tacna to Lima 28 de Julio
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- 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 Chiclayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +51 979 707 957
- [email protected]
- Website
- terramovilperu.com.pe
Bus from Lima to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +56 99 594 1973
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferarica.cl
Shuttle from Arica Airport to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- https://www.transferarica.cl/en
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- 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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