There are 7 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
14h 58m$569–1,457Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane ALC - GYE
18h 36m$360–1,292Train to Valencia Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- 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 54m$374–1,265Train 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
22h 35m$579–1,267Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane MAD - ETR
- Take the bus from Machala to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
21h 29m$417–1,398Train 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
23h 11m$776–1,372Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MAD - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquilbus
21h 47m$537–1,181
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 $360 - $1,300 and takes 18h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Guayaquil is to train and fly which takes 14h 58m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Cuenca and Guayaquil is 9216 km.
It takes approximately 14h 58m to get from Cuenca to Guayaquil, including transfers.
Guayaquil is 7h behind Cuenca. It is currently 12:25 PM in Cuenca and 5:25 AM in Guayaquil.
There are 447+ 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
- latam.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- 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
- $30–60
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- 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
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