Cuenca · Intercity buses
Cuenca bus terminal
Long-distance buses to Guayaquil, Quito, Loja, the coast and the Amazon leave from the Terminal Terrestre on Avenida España. Find your destination, then buy the ticket at the company’s window.
- Where
- Av. Españabetween Calle Chapetones and Calle Del Chorro 3
- Destinations
- 43across Ecuador, plus northern Peru
- Bus companies
- 28buy tickets at each company’s window
- Getting there
- Bus or tramcity buses to the terminal
Where to?
Find your destination to see which companies go there. 8
Most asked for:
Nearby: Azuay and Cañar
- Azogues2 companies: Alpes Orientales, Unión de Buses Azogues–Cuenca CITCA
- GualaceoExpress Sigsig
- SígsigExpress Sigsig
- San BartoloméExpress Sigsig
- MolleturoAzuay
- El Tambo2 companies: Cañar Interprovincial, Jahuay
- IngapircaCañar Interprovincial
The coast
- Guayaquil5 companies: Alianza Microbuses, Express Sucre, Transporte Ejecutivo San Luis, Super Semeria Internacional, Super Taxis Cuenca
- Machala3 companies: Azuay, Ejecutivo Cuenca Express, Rutas Orenses
- PasajeAzuay
- Santa Rosa2 companies: Azuay, Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
- Arenillas2 companies: Azuay, Ejecutivo Cuenca Express
- Huaquillas3 companies: Azuay, Ejecutivo Cuenca Express, Sucúa
- PiñasAzuay
- Zaruma3 companies: Azuay, Piñas Interprovincial, TAC
- NaranjalAzuay
- Ponce EnríquezAzuay
- Santa ElenaTrans Esmeraldas
- MantaTrans Esmeraldas
- PortoviejoTrans Esmeraldas
- Santo DomingoExpress Sucre
- EsmeraldasTrans Esmeraldas
The Sierra
- Quito7 companies: Express Sucre, Flota Imbabura, Loja, Santa, Super Taxis Cuenca, Turismo Oriental, Viajeros Internacional
- Loja4 companies: Loja, Transporte Ejecutivo San Luis, Turismo Oriental, Viajeros Internacional
- Riobamba2 companies: Amazonas, Patria
- Ambato2 companies: Amazonas, Santa
- AlausíAlausí
- Baños de Agua SantaAmazonas
- IbarraFlota Imbabura
- TulcánFlota Imbabura
The Amazon
- Macas4 companies: Amazonas, Macas Ltda, Sucúa, Turismo Oriental
- Gualaquiza3 companies: 16 de Agosto, Express Sigsig, Turismo Oriental
- PuyoTurismo Oriental
- YantzazaViajeros Internacional
- MoronaSucúa
- TaishaMacas Ltda
- CocaAmazonas
- Lago AgrioLoja
- LoretoAmazonas
- ShushufindiAmazonas
Peru
- PiuraListed at the terminal; ask which company runs it
- MáncoraListed at the terminal; ask which company runs it
- ChiclayoListed at the terminal; ask which company runs it
Buying a ticket
- Pick the company
Use the list above, or a company’s own website where it has one.
- Ask at its window
Ask for the next departure, the fare, luggage rules and whether the bus is direct or stops on the way.
- Arrive early
Give yourself time to buy or collect the ticket and find the departure platform.
- Check the return at the other end
Keep your ticket, and ask about the trip back at the destination terminal.
Going to a rural parish or a nearby town? Some of those services use the El Arenal terminal in the south or another stop instead. Ask the company where it boards. 1
Getting to the terminal
16 city bus lines and the tram stop at the terminal:
The tram also stops at Terminal Terrestre, between Chola Cuencana and the airport.
Bus companies
All 28 companies listed at the terminal, A–Z. 4
| Company | Goes to | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Cooperativa 16 de Agosto | Gualaquiza | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Alausí | Alausí | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Alianza Microbuses | Guayaquil | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Alpes Orientales | Azogues | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa de Transportes Amazonas | Ambato, Baños de Agua Santa, Riobamba, Coca, Loreto, Macas, Shushufindi | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa de Transporte Azuay | Arenillas, Huaquillas, Machala, Molleturo, Naranjal, Pasaje, Piñas, Ponce Enríquez, Santa Rosa, Zaruma | Website ↗ |
| Cooperativa Cañar Interprovincial | El Tambo, Ingapirca | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Centinela del Oriente | Ask at the ticket window | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Ejecutivo Cuenca Express | Arenillas, Huaquillas, Machala, Santa Rosa | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Express Sigsig | Gualaceo, San Bartolomé, Sígsig, Gualaquiza | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Express Sucre | Guayaquil, Quito, Santo Domingo | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Flota Imbabura | Quito, Ibarra, Tulcán | Website ↗ |
| Cooperativa de Transportes Jahuay | El Tambo | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa de Transportes Loja | Loja, Lago Agrio, Quito | Website ↗ |
| Cooperativa de Transportes Macas Ltda | Macas, Taisha | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa de Transportes Patria | Riobamba | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Piñas Interprovincial | Zaruma | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Rutas Orenses | Machala | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Santa | Ambato, Quito | Website ↗ |
| Cooperativa Sucúa | Huaquillas, Macas, Morona | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Super Semeria Internacional | Guayaquil | Website ↗ |
| Cooperativa Super Taxis Cuenca | Guayaquil, Quito | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa de Transportes TAC | Zaruma | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Trans Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas, Manta, Portoviejo, Santa Elena | Listing ↗ |
| Transporte Ejecutivo San Luis | Guayaquil, Loja | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Turismo Oriental | Loja, Quito, Gualaquiza, Macas, Puyo | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Unión de Buses Azogues–Cuenca CITCA | Azogues | Listing ↗ |
| Cooperativa Viajeros Internacional | Loja, Quito, Yantzaza | Listing ↗ |
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