There are 4 ways to get from Cuenca to Guayaquil by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
best- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MAD - GYE
15h 3m$568–1,454Train to Valencia Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorollatrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane VLC - GYE
18h 31m$422–1,262Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cuenca, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MAD - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
20h 57m$828–1,264Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Eloy Alfaro International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane MAD - MEC
- Take the bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
21h 52m$775–1,269
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Guayaquil is to train and fly which costs $420 - $1,300 and takes 18h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Guayaquil is to train and fly which takes 15h 3m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Cuenca and Guayaquil is 9216 km.
It takes approximately 15h 3m to get from Cuenca to Guayaquil, including transfers.
Guayaquil is 6h behind Cuenca. It is currently 11:41 AM in Cuenca and 5:41 AM in Guayaquil.
There are 418+ hotels available in Guayaquil.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Spain and Guayaquil, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Cuenca to Guayaquil. However, you can take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, then fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE). Alternatively, you can take the train to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla, walk to Jesús, take the line 2 subway to Àngel Guimerà, take the line 5 subway to Aeroport, walk to Valencia Airport (VLC) airport, then fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE).
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +593 98 731 4698
- [email protected]
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
Bus from Manta to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Cooperativa Reina del Camino
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