There are 6 ways to get from Ambato to Loja by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Riobamba
best- Take the bus from Ambato to Riobambabus Ibarra
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Lojabus Loja
6h 59m$15–23Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ambato to Lojabus Loja
11h$13–45Drive 481 km
- Drive from Ambato to Lojacar 481 km
8h 30m$28–40Bus, car, fly to Loja
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)plane UIO - LOH
6h 59m$155–199Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuenca, Ecuadorbus Quito
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Lojabus El Cisne
12h 31m$16–24Bus, car, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
9h 50m$121–237
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ambato to Loja is to bus via Riobamba which costs $14 - $24 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ambato to Loja is to bus via Riobamba which takes 6h 59m and costs $14 - $24.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ambato and arriving at Loja. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h.
The distance between Ambato and Loja is 491 km. The road distance is 481 km.
The best way to get from Ambato to Loja without a car is to bus via Riobamba which takes 6h 59m and costs $14 - $24.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Ambato to Loja, including transfers.
Ambato to Loja bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Unidos, depart from Ambato station.
Ambato to Loja bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes Unidos, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ambato to Loja is 481 km. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Ambato to Loja.
There are 117+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Ambato, Ecuador and Loja, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Ambato to Loja via Riobamba in around 6h 59m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Bus from Ambato to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Ambato to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Ambato to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- expressucre@hotmail.com
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca, Ecuador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 099 181 9370
- catamayoexpress@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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