Transportation in Cuenca is regular and frequently available. Travel to Cuenca is always a unique and a nice experience for the international tourists and travelers all around the world. Transportation in Cuenca includes airports, train service, buses and cars.
Cuenca Transportation consists of the airports that connect the city of Cuenca in Ecuador with the other cities and rest of the world. Reaching Cuenca will not be a problem, as the airport, Aeropuerto Mariscal Lamar is located due east of the Terminal Terrestre on Avenida Espana. You can easily get into the city from the airport.
It is a 5 minutes walk from the bus station and buses run regularly and frequently from Avenida Padre Aguirre by the flower market to the airport. From the airport, you will also get buses to downtown and other locations in and around the city. TAME usually offers 3 daily flights to Quito, and Austo Aereo and TAME tender 3 daily flights to Guayaquil.
These are the major airlines that operate from TAME:
- Austro Aereo to Macas that offers 3 flights daily
- American Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Copa Airlines
- Iberia
- Icaro
- Lan Ecuador
- Lufthansa
The train service is also available as part of the Transportation in Cuenca. There was a rail station south-east of the town that used to connect Sibambe, Guayaquil, and Cuenca. However, at present this line is closed, but it will open shortly.
Cuenca in Ecuador can also be reached through buses. There is an inter-provincial bus station, called the Terminal Terrestre as it is in most other cities of Ecuador. The buses run frequently and the central bus station is located in Quito. It is situated on Avenida Espana in the north-eastern corner of the city, just a 20 minutes walk or a brief taxi ride from the historic center of Cuenca.
Buses from to the station also leave frequently from Avenida Padre Aguirre by the flower market. With regard to Transportation in Cuenca, once can also avail the taxis and cars that can be taken on a rent. The cabs drivers are experienced and will take you to nay location you want to go in the city. Cars can also be rented from the rental companies.
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