There are 4 ways to get from Cuenca to Esmeraldas by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Cuenca to Esmeraldasbus Atacames
5h 12m$18–25Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Cuenca
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Esmeraldasbus Guayaquil / ...
11h 46m$17–64Drive 593.5 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Esmeraldascar 593.5 km
8h 52m$34–49Fly, bus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Esmeraldasbus
7h 2m$109–234
Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Esmeraldas is to bus which costs $18 - $25 and takes 5h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Esmeraldas is to bus which takes 5h 12m and costs $18 - $25.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cuenca and arriving at Esmeraldas. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 12m.
The distance between Cuenca and Esmeraldas is 593 km. The road distance is 593.5 km.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Esmeraldas without a car is to bus which takes 5h 12m and costs $18 - $25.
The bus from Cuenca to Esmeraldas takes 5h 12m including transfers and departs once daily.
Cuenca to Esmeraldas bus services, operated by Transporte Ejecutivo San Luis, depart from Cuenca station.
Cuenca to Esmeraldas bus services, operated by Transporte Ejecutivo San Luis, arrive at Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Esmeraldas is 594 km. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Cuenca to Esmeraldas.
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What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Esmeraldas, Ecuador?
Trans Esmeraldas S.A. operates a bus from Cuenca to Esmeraldas once daily. Tickets cost $18–25 and the journey takes 5h 12m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Phone
- +593 96 297 2979
- [email protected]
- Website
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com.ec
- 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
- +593 98 453 6454
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- [email protected]
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 06 2958921
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/cooperativa.transportes.aerotaxi
- Phone
- +593 99 731 0930
- [email protected]
- Website
- panamericana.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Esmeraldas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Book at
- panamericana.samasat.info
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