CUENCA · INTERPROVINCIAL BUSES
Cuenca bus terminal
Find the interprovincial cooperatives and destinations currently listed for Cuenca’s Terminal Terrestre, then confirm the departure at the operator window.
Start with the terminal and the operator
The Terminal Terrestre is the city’s principal interprovincial bus station in this guide. EMOV’s transport plan describes its control of interprovincial and intercantonal frequencies; the same document distinguishes a southern transfer terminal at El Arenal. If a trip is to a rural parish or a nearby canton, ask which terminal the operator uses before you travel. 1
The terminal directory publishes this address: Av. España entre Calle Chapetones y Calle Del Chorro, Cuenca. Use the operator page or the ticket window inside the terminal to confirm where and when to board. 3
Operators and their listed destinations
The terminal directory names 28 operators. It includes interprovincial services alongside regional and intercantonal destinations that use the terminal. The rows keep operators separate from destinations: one destination can have several operators, and each operator can publish its own route information. 4
Cooperativa 16 de Agosto
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Gualaquiza
Cooperativa Alausí
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Alausí
Cooperativa Alianza Microbuses
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Guayaquil
Cooperativa Alpes Orientales
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Azogues
Cooperativa Cañar Interprovincial
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: El Tambo · Ingapirca
Cooperativa Centinela del Oriente
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: No route pair is published here until the operator confirms it.
The directory pairing needs confirmation before publication.
Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay
Listed destinations; † also shown by the operator: Arenillas † · Huaquillas † · Machala † · Molleturo † · Naranjal † · Pasaje † · Piñas · Ponce Enríquez · Santa Rosa † · Zaruma †
directory entry · directory entry · operator page · operator page
Cooperativa de Transportes Amazonas
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Ambato · Baños de Agua Santa · Riobamba · Coca · Loreto · Macas · Shushufindi
Cooperativa de Transportes Jahuay
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: El Tambo
Cooperativa de Transportes Loja
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Loja · Lago Agrio · Quito
Cooperativa de Transportes Macas Ltda
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Macas · Taisha
Cooperativa de Transportes Patria
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Riobamba
Cooperativa de Transportes TAC
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Zaruma
Cooperativa Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Arenillas · Huaquillas · Machala · Santa Rosa
Cooperativa Express Sigsig
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Gualaceo · San Bartolomé · Sígsig · Gualaquiza
Cooperativa Express Sucre
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Guayaquil · Quito · Santo Domingo
Cooperativa Flota Imbabura
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Quito · Ibarra · Tulcán
Cooperativa Piñas Interprovincial
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Zaruma
Cooperativa Rutas Orenses
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Machala
Cooperativa Santa
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Ambato · Quito
Cooperativa Sucúa
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Huaquillas · Macas · Morona
Cooperativa Super Semeria Internacional
Routes shown on the operator page: Guayaquil
Cooperativa Super Taxis Cuenca
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Guayaquil · Quito
Cooperativa Trans Esmeraldas
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Esmeraldas · Manta · Portoviejo · Santa Elena
Cooperativa Turismo Oriental
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Loja · Quito · Gualaquiza · Macas · Puyo
Cooperativa Unión de Buses Azogues–Cuenca CITCA
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Azogues
Cooperativa Viajeros Internacional
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Loja · Quito · Yantzaza
Transporte Ejecutivo San Luis
Destinations reported by the terminal directory; confirm before booking: Guayaquil · Loja
Destinations at a glance
Use this index to see which operators the directory associates with a destination. It includes regional, coastal, Sierra and Amazonía names; it does not supply a live departure time or fare. 8
Alausí
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Alausí
Ambato
2 operators listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Amazonas · Cooperativa Santa
Arenillas
2 operators listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay · Cooperativa Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
Azogues
2 operators listed: Cooperativa Alpes Orientales · Cooperativa Unión de Buses Azogues–Cuenca CITCA
Baños de Agua Santa
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Amazonas
Chiclayo
Listed by the directory; operator pairing needs confirmation.
Coca
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Amazonas
El Tambo
2 operators listed: Cooperativa Cañar Interprovincial · Cooperativa de Transportes Jahuay
Esmeraldas
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Trans Esmeraldas
Gualaceo
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Express Sigsig
Gualaquiza
3 operators listed: Cooperativa 16 de Agosto · Cooperativa Express Sigsig · Cooperativa Turismo Oriental
Guayaquil
5 operators listed: Cooperativa Alianza Microbuses · Cooperativa Express Sucre · Transporte Ejecutivo San Luis · Cooperativa Super Semeria Internacional · Cooperativa Super Taxis Cuenca
Huaquillas
3 operators listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay · Cooperativa Ejecutivo Cuenca Express · Cooperativa Sucúa
Ibarra
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Flota Imbabura
Ingapirca
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Cañar Interprovincial
Lago Agrio
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Loja
Loja
4 operators listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Loja · Transporte Ejecutivo San Luis · Cooperativa Turismo Oriental · Cooperativa Viajeros Internacional
Loreto
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Amazonas
Macas
4 operators listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Amazonas · Cooperativa de Transportes Macas Ltda · Cooperativa Sucúa · Cooperativa Turismo Oriental
Machala
3 operators listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay · Cooperativa Ejecutivo Cuenca Express · Cooperativa Rutas Orenses
Máncora
Listed by the directory; operator pairing needs confirmation.
Manta
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Trans Esmeraldas
Molleturo
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay
Morona
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Sucúa
Naranjal
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay
Pasaje
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay
Piñas
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay
Piura
Listed by the directory; operator pairing needs confirmation.
Ponce Enríquez
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay
Portoviejo
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Trans Esmeraldas
Puyo
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Turismo Oriental
Quito
7 operators listed: Cooperativa Express Sucre · Cooperativa Flota Imbabura · Cooperativa de Transportes Loja · Cooperativa Santa · Cooperativa Super Taxis Cuenca · Cooperativa Turismo Oriental · Cooperativa Viajeros Internacional
Riobamba
2 operators listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Amazonas · Cooperativa de Transportes Patria
San Bartolomé
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Express Sigsig
Santa Elena
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Trans Esmeraldas
Santa Rosa
2 operators listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay · Cooperativa Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
Santo Domingo
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Express Sucre
Shushufindi
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Amazonas
Sígsig
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Express Sigsig
Taisha
1 operator listed: Cooperativa de Transportes Macas Ltda
Tulcán
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Flota Imbabura
Yantzaza
1 operator listed: Cooperativa Viajeros Internacional
Zaruma
3 operators listed: Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay · Cooperativa Piñas Interprovincial · Cooperativa de Transportes TAC
Tickets, schedules and day-of checks
Do not use a generic travel time or fare from an old page to choose a bus. Ask the operator for the next departure, the arrival terminal, the fare, luggage conditions and whether the service is direct or makes intermediate stops. The municipal notice describes 24-hour checks at the terminal, but that does not turn an operator’s schedule into a fixed timetable. 2
- Choose the destination and the operator shown in the directory.
- Open the operator page when one is available, or ask at its terminal window.
- Confirm the departure platform and arrive with time to buy or collect the ticket.
- Keep the ticket and recheck the return departure at the destination terminal.
For current departures, use the operator pages below or ask at the terminal window. The other cooperatives are listed with directory links so you can identify the right company before you travel.
- Cooperativa Loja · Transporte terrestre y encomiendas
- Cooperativa Loja · Sitio oficial
- Cooperativa de Transportes Azuay · Rutas
- Cooperativa de Transportes Azuay · Oficina de Cuenca
- Super Semeria Internacional · Destinos
- Super Semeria Internacional · Contacto
- Transportes SANTA · Horarios y rutas
- Transportes SANTA · Oficinas
- Flota Imbabura · Sitio oficial de rutas y boletos
- Flota Imbabura · Oficina en Cuenca
Which terminal is this?
This guide covers the Terminal Terrestre. Parish and interparish services may use El Arenal or another transfer point, so confirm the boarding terminal with the operator. Keep the Terminal Terrestre and El Arenal separate when you search for a bus: the city’s urban bus map and tram guide can help you reach the central terminal, while an interparish operator may direct you elsewhere. 1