There are 11 ways to get from Buenos Aires to Cuenca by plane, bus, car, 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 Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Cuenca
best- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Cuenca (CUE)plane AEP - CUE
12h 58m$201–602Bus via Piura
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Piura to Terminal de Cuencabus
4d 2h$64–404Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cuencabus
4d 1h$71–417Drive 5,263.6 km
- Drive from Buenos Aires to Cuencacar 5,263.6 km
2d 23h$678–979Fly Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to Cuenca (CUE)plane EZE - CUE
14h 52m$402–422Fly Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Tumbes (TBP)plane AEP - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
15h 19m$222–676Fly Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane AEP - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
13h 10m$421–842Fly Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to Tumbes (TBP)plane EZE - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
15h 28m$283–936Fly Ministro Pistarini International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane EZE - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
15h 4m$412–752Bus via Santiago
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Liniers to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
- 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
4d 4h$212–383Bus via Piura #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
5d 1h$196–420
Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Buenos Aires to Cuenca is to bus via Santiago which costs $210 - $390 and takes 4 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Buenos Aires to Cuenca is to fly which takes 12h 58m and costs $200 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Buenos Aires to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro and arriving at Cuenca via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima and Chiclayo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 1h.
The distance between Buenos Aires and Cuenca is 4123 km. The road distance is 5263.6 km.
The best way to get from Buenos Aires to Cuenca without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 1h and costs $70 - $420.
It takes approximately 12h 58m to get from Buenos Aires to Cuenca, including transfers.
Buenos Aires to Cuenca bus services, operated by El Rapido Internacional, depart from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro station.
The best way to get from Buenos Aires to Cuenca is to fly which takes 12h 58m and costs $200 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $70 - $420 and takes 4 days 1h.
Buenos Aires to Cuenca bus services, operated by El Rapido Internacional, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Cuenca is 2h behind Buenos Aires. It is currently 7:00 AM in Buenos Aires and 5:00 AM in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Sky Airline fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Cuenca via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima, Lima, and Chiclayo in around 4d 1h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Cuenca via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Cuenca via Santiago, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–390
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Phone
- +1 305 677 0535
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–260
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–260
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–311
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $150–220
- Cama
- $190–270
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–311
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $150–220
- Cama
- $190–270
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus El Talar Pacheco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–311
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $150–220
- Cama
- $190–280
- 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
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Chiclayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- 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 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
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +51 993 558 525
- [email protected]
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Piura to Terminal de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- 0800 122 2282
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cata International
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Liniers to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Cata International
- Ejecutivo
- $80–120
- Semi Cama
- $70–100
- Ejecutivo Individual
- $95–130
- 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
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- 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
- 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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