There are 8 ways to get from Carchi to Loja by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Loja
best- Take the bus from San Gabriel to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)plane UIO - LOH
7h 50m$134–167Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Quito / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lojabus Quito / ...
16h 57m$23–37Bus via Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Cúcuta
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lojabus Quito / ...
15h 23m$46–68Drive 850.4 km
- Drive from Tulcán to Lojacar 850.4 km
13h 49m$49–70Bus to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Cuenca, bus
- Take the bus from San Gabriel to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
10h 41m$75–195Bus to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from San Gabriel to Quito Terminal Carcelénbus
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane UIO - ETR
- Take the bus from La Avanzada to Catamayobus
9h 58m$167–200Bus, bus to Coca, fly to Loja
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Nuevo Lojabus
- Take the bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellanabus
- Fly from Coca (OCC) to Loja (LOH)plane OCC - LOH
16h 42m$82–447Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tulcán to Lojabus Tulcán
17h$26–30
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carchi to Loja is to bus which costs $26 - $30 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Carchi to Loja is to bus and fly which takes 7h 50m and costs $130 - $170.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Tulcán and arriving at Loja. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Carchi and Loja is 692 km. The road distance is 850.4 km.
The best way to get from Carchi to Loja without a car is to bus which takes 16h 57m and costs $22 - $40.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Carchi to Loja, including transfers.
Carchi to Loja bus services, operated by Cooperativa Tax Gacela, depart from Tulcán station.
Carchi to Loja bus services, operated by Cooperativa Tax Gacela, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Carchi to Loja is 850 km. It takes approximately 13h 49m to drive from Carchi to Loja.
There are 35+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Carchi, Ecuador and Loja, Ecuador?
You can take a vehicle from Tulcán to Loja via Rumichaca and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 15h 23m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Coca to Loja via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–650
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–140
Flights from Coca to Loja via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Phone
- +593 6 2290185
- Website
- ecuador-turistico.com
Bus from San Gabriel to Quito Terminal Carcelén
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 96 890 4208
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- unioncariamanga.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Book at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- 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
Bus from La Avanzada to Catamayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.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 062980728
- info@taxgacela.com
- Website
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Tulcán to Nuevo Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Tulcán to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- taxgacela.com
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- viajabus.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Lago Agrio to Coca - Puerto Francisco de Orellana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 95 885 1254
- microsc71@gmail.com
- Website
- microsancristobal.com
Bus from Tulcán to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Book at
- busplace.com
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