# Distance from Cuenca (CUE) to Lisbon (LIS)

> 8,485 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,485 km / 5,272 mi / 4,581 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 20:38 in Cuenca, it's 02:38 in Lisbon)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,932 ft (LIS is lower than CUE)

## Airports

### [Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cue-cuenca-mariscal-lamar-airport/1ef266df-a4e3-6b38-946b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cuenca, Ecuador
- ICAO: SECU
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -2.890000, -78.980000
- Elevation: 8,306 ft

### [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lisbon, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPT
- Timezone: Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates: 38.780000, -9.140000
- Elevation: 374 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:38 in Cuenca, it's 02:38 in Lisbon.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cue-cuenca-mariscal-lamar-airport/1ef266df-a4e3-6b38-946b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)