There are 4 ways to get from Cuenca to Loja by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Loja
best- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Loja (LOH)plane MAD - LOH
20h 3m$509–1,470Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cuenca, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MAD - CUE
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
21h 56m$530–1,578Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MAD - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Lojacar
20h 49m$543–1,391Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Loja
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorollatrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Loja (LOH)plane VLC - LOH
22h 17m$534–1,577
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Loja (LOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Loja is to train and fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 21h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Loja is to train and fly which takes 20h 3m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Cuenca and Loja is 9344 km.
It takes approximately 20h 3m to get from Cuenca to Loja, including transfers.
Loja is 7h behind Cuenca. It is currently 11:27 PM in Cuenca and 4:27 PM in Loja.
There are 35+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Cuenca, Spain and Loja, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Cuenca to Loja. However, you can take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to Loja (LOH), walk to Catamayo, then take the bus to Loja. Alternatively, you can take the train to Madrid Chamartín, take the train to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to Cuenca (CUE), walk to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca, then take the bus to Loja.
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Valencia Airport to Loja via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Valencia Airport to Loja via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Valencia Airport to Loja via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
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
- +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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