There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Loja by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SJO - CUE
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
13h 10m$88–403Fly Limón International Airport to Loja
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Loja (LOH)plane LIO - LOH
18h 51m$127–572Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Loja (LOH)plane SJO - LOH
10h 40m$116–528Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SJO - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Lojacar
12h 39m$358–594
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Loja is to fly and bus which costs $85 - $410 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Loja is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $110 - $550.
The distance between Costa Rica and Loja is 1748 km.
It takes approximately 13h 10m to get from Costa Rica to Loja, including transfers.
Loja is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:29 AM in Costa Rica and 6:29 AM in Loja.
There are 105+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Loja, Ecuador?
SANSA, Copa Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Loja (LOH) twice daily.
Airlines
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–470
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Bus operators
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
- 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
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
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
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