Cuenca city Ecuador

                                                        BY PLANE:
Cuenca has a local airport called "Mariscal Lamar" where airlines TAME, LAN and AeroGal connect daily with flights to the cities of Quito and Guayaquil ($ 100 one way, 1 hour, $ 150 round trip). The city center is around 3Km from the airport and a taxi from or to the airport costs $ 3, all taxis must use a meter. The airport is 500 meters from the bus terminal on the same Avenida España, where you can take buses to the main cities of the country.

BY BUS:
Cuenca has two bus terminals, the southern terminal that serves the neighboring cities of Jima, Jirón and Cajas National Park; and the main bus terminal that serves the main cities of the country located on Avenida España, 2km from the city center and 500 meters from the airport.
From Guayaquil $ 8, 5 hours. There are two routes: the one that goes through the Cajas National Park is shorter than the route that goes through Cañar and La Troncal.
From Quito $ 10, 10 hours.
From Ambato $ 8, 7 hours.
From Loja $ 7.5, 5 hours.
From Riobamba $ 7, 6 hours.
From Latacunga $ 9, 8 hours.
From Huaquillas (border with Peru) $ 7, 7 hours.
From Machala $ 5.5, 4 hours
From Zamora $ 10, 7 hours.
From Macas $ 8, 8 hours.
From Alausí $ 5, 4 hours.
From Azogues 0.75, 45 minutes.
From Saraguro $ 5, 3 hours.
From Sigsig $ 1.25, 1 hour.

TOWARD PERU:
Towards Piura, the international association of companies Pullman Sucre and CIFA International have two hours 19:30, 23:00 with bus service type bed and the normal bus 21:00 hours. It is necessary to change buses at the border either in Huaquillas or in Machala. The cost is $ 12- $ 15 and the trip can take up to 14 hours depending on the time it takes at the border of both countries. The advantage of taking this service is that these companies are connected and wait at the border controls for passengers. Otherwise you have to take a bus to Huaquillas, carry out border controls on the Ecuadorian side, rent a transport to cross to the other side, cross the border controls of Peru and rent another transport to Tumbes where you can get transportation to other cities of Peru.

Towards Chiclayo, the company Super Temería leaves at 22:00 from Cuenca to Chiclayo with stops in Machala, Tumbes, Mancora and Piura. It has WiFi and the value is $ 18 and can take up to 16 hours depending on the time at the border controls.

MOVING WITHIN CUENCA:
The historic center of Cuenca is easily walkable. To move to the outskirts you can take the urban bus $ 0.25 or take a taxi, which are required to use a meter with the minimum fee of $ 1.5 with extra pain charge at night.
To get to the South Terminal, take a bus with the sign "Feria Libre" on Calle Presidente Cordova or Mariscal Lamar, $ 0.25.
To get to the main bus terminal or the airport take a bus with the sign "Terminal" in Padre Aguirre near the flower market.
In addition, by the end of 2016, the tram that will connect the main points of Cuenca is expected to come into operation.