Cheapest€32.00
- LAN Ecuador LA435218:0152m18:53Cuenca CUEQuito UIO
Door to door 4h 2mCO2 76.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Cuenca to Quito costs €32.00 at the cheapest and takes 3h 58m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 310 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 310 km
- Fastest
- 3h 58m
- Average
- 4h
- Services per day
- 9
- Cheapest
- €32.00
- CO2 per passenger
- 76.3 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 22, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 3h 58m | 48m | 3h 10m | €32.00 | 76.3 kg | 9 |
- 3h 58mFastest, by Flight
- €32.00Cheapest, by Flight
- 76.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 310 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 22, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€36.13
- Avianca Ecuador AE570310:0748m10:55Cuenca CUEQuito UIO
Door to door 3h 58mCO2 76.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€64.45
- LAN Ecuador LA936407:3036m08:06Cuenca CUEGuayaquil GYE
- Ferrocarriles del Ecuador FE383109:472h 3m11:50Guayaquil stationEstación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito
Changes at Guayaquil, with 101 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 6h 17mCO2 40.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
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 Quito | WedSep 9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €56.78 | €68.58 | €53.24 | €53.83 | €53.83 | €44.39 | €37.31 | €39.08 | €47.93 | €44.98 | €44.98 | €43.80 | €38.49 | €32.00 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €32.00
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When to book Cuenca to Quito
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €34.3690 days
- €31.4160 days
- €32.5945 days
- €34.9530 days
- €32.5921 days
- €32.0014 days
- €37.317 days
- €53.243 days
- €56.781 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 81 percent. The most expensive point is €56.78, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €43.80Sun
- €38.49Mon
- €32.59Tue
- €39.08Wed
- €47.93Thu
- €44.98Fri
- €44.98Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €37.31Sep
- €34.36Oct
- €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.
- Direct or connecting
- 89% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 11% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 310 km against 301 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Guayaquil. The gap between arriving and leaving is 101 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cuenca at 06:15 and the last at 18:33, across 9 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
Quito
Rail
- Estación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito
Bus
- Ruta Tambillo-Sangolquí-Quito
- Bus Station
Air
- UIO
Quito is large, and the road in from UIO can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from UIO into Quito
Settled in advance, so the ride into Quito costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Avianca Ecuador | €32.59 |
| LAN Ecuador | €32.00 |
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 | €19.50 | 61% |
| Taxes | €3.51 | 11% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 22% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €32.00 | 100% |
A day in Quito hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Estación de Tren de Chimbacalle, Quito
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Cuenca to Quito
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 Quito?
The fastest journey from Cuenca to Quito takes 3h 58m door to door, of which 48m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h, 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 Quito?
The cheapest fare from Cuenca to Quito is €32.00, checked on September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €49.11. 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 Quito?
The cheapest way from Cuenca to Quito is by Flight, at €32.00 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 3h 58m 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 Quito?
Fares from Cuenca to Quito bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 81 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cuenca to Quito?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Cuenca to Quito, at €32.59. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 22, 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 Quito?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cuenca to Quito, 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 Quito?
2 operators sell services from Cuenca to Quito across 1 modes: Avianca Ecuador, 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 Quito?
89 percent of the services we sell from Cuenca to Quito are direct. The rest connect at Guayaquil, with about 101 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cuenca to Quito use?
Services from Cuenca to Quito by Flight leave from Cuenca CUE and arrive at Quito UIO. 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 Quito?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Cuenca to Quito 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 Quito on September 8, 2026: 310 km of route against 301 km in a straight line, 9 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €32.00, and 3h 58m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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