There are 8 ways to get from Cuenca to Arica by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
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Fly from Cuenca, bus
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ)plane CUE - TCQ
- Take the bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
10h 55m$290–969Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
46h 5m$95–174Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Huaquillasbus
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipabus 524
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the train from Tacna to Aricatrain
42h 47m$103–184Drive 2,648.5 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Aricacar 2,648.5 km
36h 25m$327–472Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from Cuenca to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ)plane GYE - TCQ
- Take the bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
12h 32m$436–599Bus to Tumbes, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Huaquillasbus
- Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ)plane TBP - TCQ
- Take the bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
13h 32m$175–390Bus via Arequipa
- Take the bus from Terminal de Cuenca to Terminal de Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima Javier Prado to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
2d 5h$115–177Bus #2
- 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 Terminal Excluciva to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Aricabus
2d 5h$96–235
Cuenca (CUE) to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Arica is to bus and train which costs $100 - $190 and takes 42h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Arica is to fly and bus which takes 10h 55m and costs $290 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Arica. However, there are services departing from Cuenca and arriving at Terminal Internacional Arica via Chiclayo, Lima 28 de Julio and Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 5m.
The distance between Cuenca and Arica is 1994 km. The road distance is 2648.5 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Arica without a car is to bus which takes 46h 5m and costs $95 - $180.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Cuenca to Arica, including transfers.
Cuenca to Arica bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, depart from Cuenca station.
Cuenca to Arica bus services, operated by Transportes Azuay, arrive at Chiclayo station.
Arica is 1h ahead of Cuenca. It is currently 8:57 PM in Cuenca and 9:57 PM in Arica.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Arica is 2649 km. It takes approximately 36h 25m to drive from Cuenca to Arica.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Arica, Chile?
You can take a bus from Cuenca to Terminal Internacional Arica via Chiclayo, Lima, Lima 28 de Julio, Tacna, and Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría in around 46h 5m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Quito, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Tumbes to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,000
- Phone
- +51 52 611824
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Tacna to Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Internacional Manuel A. Odría to Terminal Internacional Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Huaquillas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Terminal Excluciva to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- [email protected]
- Website
- tacnainternacional.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Book at
- https://www.redbus.pe/en/operator/turismo-tacna-internacional-bus-tickets
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- [email protected]
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 979 707 957
- [email protected]
- Website
- terramovilperu.com.pe
Bus from Chiclayo to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- [email protected]
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Lima 28 de Julio to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- 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 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Piura to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
Bus from Lima Javier Prado to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- 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
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