There are 7 ways to get from Cuenca to Pereira by plane, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Pereira (PEI)plane CUE - PEI
5h 12m$260–1,100Bus via Quito
cheapest- Take the bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
31h 15m$58–120Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Guarumalesbus
- Take the bus from Guarumales to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Take the taxi from Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué to Pereirataxi
24h 30m$163–221Drive 1,324.3 km
- Drive from Cuenca to Pereiracar 1,324.3 km
22h 18m$76–109Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Loretobus
- Take the bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Take the bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agriobus
- Drive from Lago Agrio to La Hormigacar
- Take the bus from La Hormiga to Mocoabus
- Take the bus from Mocoa to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
25h 35m$79–123Bus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal de Transportes de Armeniabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
32h 28m$59–113Bus via Pasto
- Take the bus from Cuenca, Ecuador to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal de Pastobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
33h 56m$65–108
Cuenca (CUE) to Pereira (PEI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Pereira is to bus via Quito which costs $55 - $120 and takes 31h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Pereira is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs $260 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Cuenca to Pereira. However, there are services departing from Cuenca and arriving at Terminal de Transportes de Pereira via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Ipiales and Terminal de Transporte Cali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 15m.
The distance between Cuenca and Pereira is 930 km. The road distance is 1324.3 km.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Pereira (PEI), including transfers and time at the airport.
Cuenca to Pereira bus services, operated by Turismo Oriental, depart from Cuenca station.
The best way to get from Cuenca to Pereira is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs $260 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus via Quito, which costs $55 - $120 and takes 31h 15m.
There is no direct flight from Cuenca Airport to Pereira Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h 25m and has two stopovers.
Cuenca to Pereira bus services, operated by Turismo Oriental, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cuenca to Pereira is 1324 km. It takes approximately 22h 18m to drive from Cuenca to Pereira.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Ecuador and Pereira, Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. and LATAM Chile fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Pereira (PEI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cuenca to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Tulcán, Ipiales, and Terminal de Transporte Cali in around 31h 15m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Pereira via Quito, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Pereira via Guayaquil, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cuenca to Pereira via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Phone
- +593 3-274-0070
- [email protected]
Bus from Cuenca to Guarumales
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Guarumales to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Cuenca to Loreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 98 809 8584
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Petrolera Shushufindi
- Website
- Petrolera Shushufindi Petrolera Shushufindi
Bus from Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana to Lago Agrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Petrolera Shushufindi
- Website
- Petrolera Shushufindi Petrolera Shushufindi
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- [email protected]
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- Phone
- +593 06 288 6679
- Website
- Transportes Jumandy
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Transportes Jumandy
- Phone
- +593 99 7670616
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flota Pelileo
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- Flota Pelileo
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Loreto, Orellana, Ecuador to El Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca, Ecuador to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +57 317 441 0917
- [email protected]
- Website
- transipialesvirtual.com
Bus from La Hormiga to Mocoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Book at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Basico
- $14–18
Bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Book at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Basico
- $25–35
- Phone
- +57 310 695 9595
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Mocoa to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- [email protected]
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 731 4698
- [email protected]
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
Bus from Cuenca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
- Phone
- +593 062980728
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa Tax Gacela
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal de Transportes de Armenia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal de Pasto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 606 331 7161
- [email protected]
- Website
- coochoferes.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Armenia to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- coochoferes.com
- Phone
- +593 97 943 4964
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresotulcan.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- expresotulcan.com
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Compañía Expreso Turismo del Norte
- Phone
- +593 06 298 0633
- [email protected]
- Website
- Velotax SA
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- Velotax SA
- Phone
- +57 312 831 0115
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotaguaitara.co
Bus from Terminal de Pasto to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- terminalcali.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Megataxi
- Phone
- +57 608 515 3595
- Website
- megataxi-ibague.com.co
Radio Taxi Tolima
- Phone
- +57 315 324 2425
- Website
- facebook.com
Super Taxi
- Phone
- +57 317 4866000
- Website
- facebook.com
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Booking & Getting There
LATAM Chile and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. offer flights from Cuenca Airport to Pereira Airport.
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