There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Cuenca by plane, taxi, or bus
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 Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SYD - CUE
36h 53m$495–1,717Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SYD - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
34h 22m$725–1,857Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tumbes (TBP)plane SYD - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
31h 21m$776–2,141Fly to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Piura International Airport (PIU)plane SYD - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
33h 27m$851–2,358
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Cuenca is to fly which costs $490 - $1,800 and takes 36h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Cuenca is to fly and bus which takes 31h 21m and costs $750 - $2,200.
The distance between Sydney and Cuenca is 13376 km.
It takes approximately 36h 53m to get from Sydney to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 16h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:49 AM in Sydney and 8:49 AM in Cuenca.
There are 449+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, United Airlines, and Qantas fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cuenca (CUE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 59m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Melbourne, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tumbes via Melbourne, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piura International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piura International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.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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