There are 7 ways to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuador 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 to Cuenca
best- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Cuenca (CUE)plane CBB - CUE
14h 5m$202–703Bus via Piura
cheapest- Take the bus from Cochabamba to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Oltursa Lima Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lima - Surquillo to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
2d 17h$136–201Bus
- Take the bus from Cochabamba to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Lima - Terminal Arriolabus
- Take the bus from Lima to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cuencabus
2d 11h$166–668Drive 3,258.6 km
- Drive from Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuadorcar 3,258.6 km
46h 30m$185–267Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CBB - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuenca, Ecuadortaxi
12h 25m$582–943Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Tumbes (TBP)plane CBB - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
19h 19m$253–877Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cochabamba to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz 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 20h$158–235
Cochabamba (CBB) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuador is to bus via Piura which costs $130 - $210 and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuador is to fly and taxi which takes 12h 25m and costs $550 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuador. However, there are services departing from Cochabamba and arriving at Cuenca via La Paz, Óvalo Arriola, Lima and Chiclayo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Cochabamba and Cuenca, Ecuador is 2142 km. The road distance is 3258.6 km.
The best way to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuador without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $160 - $700.
It takes approximately 14h 5m to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuador, including transfers.
Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuador bus services, operated by Flota Bolivar, depart from Cochabamba station.
The best way to get from Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuador is to fly which takes 14h 5m and costs $200 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $700 and takes 2 days 11h.
Cochabamba to Cuenca, Ecuador bus services, operated by Flota Bolivar, arrive at La Paz station.
Cuenca, Ecuador is 1h behind Cochabamba. It is currently 11:17 PM in Cochabamba and 10:17 PM in Cuenca, Ecuador.
What companies run services between Cochabamba, Bolivia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Boliviana de Aviación and LATAM Chile fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Cuenca (CUE) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cochabamba to Cuenca via La Paz, Lima - Terminal Arriola, Óvalo Arriola, Civa, Lima, and Chiclayo in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cochabamba to Cuenca via Santa Cruz, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Cochabamba to Cuenca via Santa Cruz, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Cochabamba to Cuenca via La Paz, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Cochabamba to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santa Cruz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Cochabamba to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via La Paz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Cochabamba to Tumbes via La Paz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Cochabamba to Tumbes via Santa Cruz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Cochabamba to Tumbes via Santa Cruz, La Paz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cochabamba to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via La Paz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Cochabamba to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santa Cruz, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Cochabamba to Tumbes via Santa Cruz, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- Flota Bolivar
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- Flota Bolivar
- Normal
- $4–5
- Semicama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $7–9
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- Flota Bolivar
- Normal
- $4–5
- Semicama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $7–9
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- Flota Bolivar
- Normal
- $4–5
- Semicama
- $5–8
- Cama
- $7–9
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
- Phone
- +591 60340030
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Imperial Potosí
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Imperial Potosí
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Imperial Potosí
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Imperial Potosí
- Phone
- +591 71861725
- Website
- Expreso del Sur
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- Expreso del Sur
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- Expreso del Sur
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- Expreso del Sur
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cosmos
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Cosmos
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Cosmos
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- Cosmos
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Cochabamba to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +591 2228 3843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Lima - Terminal Arriola
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
- Phone
- +51 979 707 957
- [email protected]
- Website
- terramovilperu.com.pe
Bus from Lima to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35
- 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 Piura to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- [email protected]
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Bus from La Paz to Oltursa Lima Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $83
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Lima - Surquillo to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Oltursa
- Phone
- +591 2 228 1920
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Lineas De Los Andes
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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