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$563–1,616Fly 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
33h 47m$1,223–1,656Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tumbes (TBP)plane SYD - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
30h 46m$824–2,140Fly 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$850–2,258
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Cuenca is to fly which costs $550 - $1,700 and takes 36h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Cuenca is to fly and bus which takes 30h 46m and costs $800 - $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 15h behind Sydney. It is currently 1:29 PM in Sydney and 10:29 PM in Cuenca.
There are 465+ 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
- 36h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
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
- 37h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cuenca via Melbourne, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, 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
- 40h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tumbes via Melbourne, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 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 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Piura International Airport via Melbourne, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, 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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