There are 6 ways to get from Atacames to Loja by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Atacames to Cuencabus Atacames
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Lojabus Loja / ...
9h 54m$24–42Drive 788.6 km
- Drive from Atacames to Lojacar 788.6 km
11h 56m$45–65Bus, fly to Loja
- Take the bus from Esmeraldas to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)plane UIO - LOH
10h 35m$164–338Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Atacames to Riobambabus Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Lojabus Loja / ...
15h 52m$26–49Bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
- Take the bus from Atacames to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus Atacames / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lojabus Guayaquil / ...
18h$28–44Bus, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Esmeraldas to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Lojabus
12h 59m$95–196
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atacames to Loja is to bus via Guayaquil Airport (GYE) which costs $28 - $45 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Atacames to Loja is to bus which takes 9h 54m and costs $24 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from Atacames to Loja. However, there are services departing from Atacames and arriving at Loja via Riobamba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 52m.
The distance between Atacames and Loja is 832 km. The road distance is 788.6 km.
The best way to get from Atacames to Loja without a car is to bus which takes 9h 54m and costs $24 - $45.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Atacames to Loja, including transfers.
Atacames to Loja bus services, operated by BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo, depart from Atacames station.
Atacames to Loja bus services, operated by BAÑOS Cooperativa De Transportes y Turismo, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atacames to Loja is 789 km. It takes approximately 11h 56m to drive from Atacames to Loja.
There are 106+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Atacames, Ecuador and Loja, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Atacames to Loja via Cuenca, El Arenal, Terminal Terrestre, and Cuenca in around 9h 54m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Bus from Atacames to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Esmeraldas to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Riobamba to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from 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 Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Atacames to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Atacames to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Atacames to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 96 849 9565
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 96 890 4208
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- unioncariamanga.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Book at
- unioncariamanga.ec
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