There are 3 ways to get from Santander 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 Santander Airport to Cuenca
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SDR - CUE
15h 32m$440–1,500Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Cuenca
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane BIO - CUE
20h 12m$342–1,018Fly Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SDR - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
18h 24m$650–1,719
Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Cuenca is to bus and fly which costs $340 - $1,100 and takes 20h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Cuenca is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs $440 - $1,500.
The distance between Santander and Cuenca is 9041 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Santander Airport Airport to Cuenca Airport. The quickest flight takes 15h 32m and has two stopovers.
Cuenca is 6h behind Santander. It is currently 1:26 PM in Santander and 7:26 AM in Cuenca.
LATAM Chile and Iberia offer flights from Santander Airport Airport to Cuenca Airport.
There are 442+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Cuenca, Ecuador?
Iberia and LATAM Chile fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cuenca (CUE) once a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cuenca via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- ALSA
- 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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