There are 6 ways to get from The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca by car, plane, or bus
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Car, fly
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
3h 21m$115–245Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus Quito
8h 39m$11–27Bus via Puyo
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyobus Quito Terminal Quitumbe / ...
- Take the bus from Puyo to Cuencabus Cuenca / ...
6h 26m$16–39Drive 410.7 km
- Drive from The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuencacar 410.7 km
6h 48m$24–34Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambatobus Ambato / ...
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus Loja
7h 56m$14–28Bus #3
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobambabus Riobamba / ...
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Cuencabus Riobamba
10h 46m$14–42
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca is to bus which costs $11 - $28 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca is to car and fly which takes 3h 21m and costs $110 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Banco Central and arriving at Cuenca via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Puyo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 26m.
The distance between The Secret Garden, Quito and Cuenca is 366 km. The road distance is 410.7 km.
The best way to get from The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca without a car is to bus via Puyo which takes 6h 26m and costs $16 - $40.
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca, including transfers.
The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca bus services, operated by Touris San Francisco, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca bus services, operated by Touris San Francisco, arrive at Puyo station.
Yes, the driving distance between The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca is 411 km. It takes approximately 6h 48m to drive from The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca.
There are 462+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between The Secret Garden, Quito, Ecuador and Cuenca, Ecuador?
You can take a vehicle from The Secret Garden, Quito to Cuenca via Banco Central, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Puyo, and Puyo in around 6h 26m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Phone
- +593 99 704 9828
- [email protected]
- Website
- tourisanfrancisco.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Puyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- tourisanfrancisco.com
- Phone
- +593 3-274-0070
- [email protected]
Bus from Puyo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 99 7670616
- [email protected]
- Website
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Puyo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–25
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- flotapelileo.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Terminal Terrestre de Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajerosinternacional.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- Phone
- +593 98 731 4698
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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