There are 6 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 Cuenca, bus
best- 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 18m$824–1,270Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Loja
cheapest- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Loja (LOH)plane MAD - LOH
19h 48m$403–1,362Train 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$594–1,498Train 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
25h$498–1,470Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane MAD - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lojabus
27h 49m$559–1,206Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane MAD - ETR
- Take the bus from La Avanzada to Catamayobus
21h 11m$485–1,592
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cuenca to Loja is to train and fly which costs $400 - $1,400 and takes 19h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cuenca to Loja is to train and fly which takes 19h 48m and costs $400 - $1,400.
The distance between Cuenca and Loja is 9396 km.
It takes approximately 21h 18m to get from Cuenca to Loja, including transfers.
Loja is 6h behind Cuenca. It is currently 5:23 PM in Cuenca and 11:23 AM in Loja.
There are 103+ 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 Cuenca (CUE), walk to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca, 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 Loja (LOH), walk to Catamayo, then take the bus to Loja.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Valencia Airport to Loja via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Valencia Airport to Loja via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Loja via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Valencia Airport to Loja via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Valencia Airport to Loja via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cuenca via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Iryo
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
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- 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
- Phone
- +593 98 166 2733
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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