There are 7 ways to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane CUE - SCL
10h$235–428Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiagobus
3d 12h$149–325Bus via Piura
- Take the bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal de Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borjabus
2d 21h$274–354Drive 4,666.1 km
- Drive from Cuenca, Ecuador to Santiagocar 4,666.1 km
2d 12h$576–831Fly Cuenca to Antofagasta Airport
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane CUE - ANF
8h 36m$295–915Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Antofagasta Airport
- Take the taxi from Cuenca, Ecuador to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane GYE - ANF
9h 21m$406–712Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Take the taxi from Cuenca, Ecuador to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane GYE - SCL
8h 32m$355–687
Cuenca (CUE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile is to bus which costs $140 - $330 and takes 3 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs $350 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Cuenca and arriving at PA658-Avenida Matta / esq. San Diego via Piura, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and PA368-Parada 4 /. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Cuenca, Ecuador and Chile is 3516 km. The road distance is 4666.1 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile without a car is to bus via Piura which takes 2 days 21h and costs $270 - $360.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile, including transfers.
Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile bus services, operated by Super Semería, depart from Terminal de Cuenca station.
The best way to get from Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile is to fly which takes 10h and costs $230 - $430. Alternatively, you can bus via Piura, which costs $270 - $360 and takes 2 days 21h.
Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile bus services, operated by Super Semería, arrive at Terminal de Piura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile is 4666 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Cuenca, Ecuador to Chile.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Chile?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and JetSMART fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Cuenca to PA658-Avenida Matta / esq. San Diego via Terminal de Piura, Piura, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Terminal San Borja, and PA368-Parada 4 / in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cuenca to Antofagasta Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Cuenca to Antofagasta Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Antofagasta Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cuenca to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal de Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Book at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 993 558 525
- [email protected]
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- [email protected]
- 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 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Terminal Sur de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- 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
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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