How to get fromGuayaquil Airport (GYE) to Cuencaby plane, shuttle, bus, rideshare, car, or taxi

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There are 6 ways to get from Guayaquil Airport (GYE) to Cuenca by plane, shuttle, bus, rideshare, car, or taxi

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Fly
best
1. Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cuenca (CUE)plane GYE - CUE
50 min
$80–180
Drive 190.6 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencacar 190.6 km
3h 4m
$11–16
Shuttle, bus
1. Take a shuttle bus from Guayaquil Airport to Puerto Lópezshuttle
2. Take the bus from Puerto López to Montañitabus
3. Take the bus from Montañita to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
4. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
11h 21m
$160–196
Airport Transfer
1. Take the rideshare from Guayaquil-GYE to Cuencarideshare 190.6 km
3h 4m
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi 190.6 km
3h 4m
$110–140
Shuttle, bus via Cuenca
1. Take a shuttle bus from Guayaquil Airport to Puerto Lópezshuttle
2. Take the bus from Puerto López to Montañitabus
3. Take the bus from Montañita to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
4. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
12h 15m
$161–174

José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cuenca (CUE) flights

5Weekly Planes

50 minAverage Duration

$81Cheapest Price

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Distance: 129.4 km
Duration: 50 min

What companies run services between Guayaquil Airport (GYE), Ecuador and Cuenca, Ecuador?

LATAM Chile flies from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cuenca (CUE) 5 times a week.

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Cuenca(opens in a new window), Ecuador(opens in a new window)

Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city. It is crossed by the Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and Machángara rivers, in the south-central inter-Andean region of Ecuador, in the Paute river basin, at an altitude of 2,538 meters above sea level and with a temperate Andean climate averaging 16.3 °C.

Places to stay in Cuenca

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Four Points by Sheraton Cuenca(Opens in a new window)

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