There are 3 ways to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca by plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuenca (CUE)plane LAX - CUE
14h 19m$208–763Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Cuenca
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Cuenca (CUE)plane ONT - CUE
22h 25m$254–926Fly Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane LAX - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
15h 23m$498–953
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca is to fly which costs $200 - $800 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca is to fly which takes 14h 19m and costs $200 - $800.
The distance between Los Angeles and Cuenca is 5836 km.
It takes approximately 14h 19m to get from Los Angeles to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 6:22 AM in Los Angeles and 8:22 AM in Cuenca.
There are 457+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Aeroméxico, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Miami, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, San Jose, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuenca via Mexico City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 0 4371 1800
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
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