Cheapest€31.41
- LAN Ecuador LA280806:4836m07:24Cuenca CUEGuayaquil GYE
Door to door 3h 46mCO2 32.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Cuenca to Guayaquil costs €31.41 at the cheapest and takes 3h 45m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 130 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 130 km
- Fastest
- 3h 45m
- Average
- 3h 46m
- Services per day
- 1
- Cheapest
- €31.41
- CO2 per passenger
- 32.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 13, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 3h 46m | 36m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 32.0 kg | 1 |
- 3h 46mFastest, by Flight
- €31.41Cheapest, by Flight
- 32.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 130 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 13, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cuenca to Guayaquil | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €48.52 | €33.18 | €40.85 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €32.00 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-13 · €31.41
Guayaquil is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Rooms within reach of Estación BUEES
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
Search Guayaquil on Booking.com
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When to book Cuenca to Guayaquil
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.4190 days
- €31.4160 days
- €31.4145 days
- €31.4130 days
- €31.4121 days
- €31.4114 days
- €31.417 days
- €40.853 days
- €48.521 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 54 percent. The most expensive point is €48.52, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 7 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €31.41Sun
- €31.41Mon
- €31.41Tue
- €31.41Wed
- €32.00Thu
- €31.41Fri
- €31.41Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €31.41Sep
- €31.41Oct
- €31.41Nov
- €31.41Dec
- €31.41Jan
- €31.41Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 130 km against 126 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cuenca at 06:48 and the last at 06:48, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cuenca
Bus
- Terminal Terrestre
- Terminal Rutas Orences
Air
- CUE
Guayaquil
Bus
- Estación BUEES
- Estación EcoBuses
Air
- GYE
Ferry
- Muelle
- Muelle Farbem
Landing at GYE after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from GYE into Guayaquil?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Guayaquil costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
Book a ride from GYE with Daytrip
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN Ecuador | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €19.00 | 60% |
| Taxes | €3.42 | 11% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 22% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €31.41 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Guayaquil?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Guayaquil on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Cuenca to Guayaquil
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cuenca to Guayaquil?
The fastest journey from Cuenca to Guayaquil takes 3h 45m door to door, of which 36m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 3h 46m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cuenca to Guayaquil?
The cheapest fare from Cuenca to Guayaquil is €31.41, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €31.41. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Guayaquil?
The cheapest way from Cuenca to Guayaquil is by Flight, at €31.41 for one passenger on September 13, 2026. That journey takes 3h 46m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cuenca to Guayaquil?
Fares from Cuenca to Guayaquil bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 54 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cuenca to Guayaquil?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Cuenca to Guayaquil, at €31.41. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cuenca to Guayaquil?
September is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cuenca to Guayaquil, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Cuenca to Guayaquil?
1 operators sell services from Cuenca to Guayaquil across 1 modes: LAN Ecuador. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cuenca to Guayaquil?
Every service we sell from Cuenca to Guayaquil is direct, with around 1 departures a day and a fastest journey of 3h 45m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Cuenca to Guayaquil use?
Services from Cuenca to Guayaquil by Flight leave from Cuenca CUE and arrive at Guayaquil GYE. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cuenca to Guayaquil?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Cuenca to Guayaquil allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cuenca to Guayaquil on September 9, 2026: 130 km of route against 126 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €31.41, and 3h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Guayaquil a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
What to book in Guayaquil before you go
Day trips that leave Guayaquil in the morning and cover a good part of Ecuador by evening.
See Guayaquil on CivitatisOr browse GetYourGuide
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