There are 4 ways to get from Madrid to Cuenca by plane, bus, 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 to Cuenca
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MAD - CUE
15h 39m$291–952Fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane MAD - ETR
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Cuencabus
19h 9m$376–1,229Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MAD - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
16h 54m$661–1,542Fly to Loja, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Loja (LOH)plane MAD - LOH
- Take the bus from Catamayo to Cuencabus
22h 42m$409–1,216
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Cuenca is to fly which costs $290 - $950 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Cuenca is to fly which takes 15h 39m and costs $290 - $950.
The distance between Madrid and Cuenca is 9001 km.
It takes approximately 15h 39m to get from Madrid to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 6h behind Madrid. It is currently 11:29 PM in Madrid and 5:29 PM in Cuenca.
There are 423+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Iberia, LATAM Chile, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 099 181 9370
- [email protected]
- Website
- Catamayo Express
Bus from Catamayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- Catamayo Express
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Catamayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- 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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