There are 10 ways to get from Cusco to Loja by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Tumbes, bus
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Tumbes (TBP)CUZ - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Yantzaza
- Take the bus from Yantzaza to Loja
10h 13m$127–300Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Take the bus from Piura - Terminal de Castilla to Loja
45h 35m$55–80Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Las Lomas
- Drive from Terminal Terrestre Las Lomas to Tacamoros
- Take the bus from Tacamoros to Loja
42h 47m$71–92Drive 2,298.7 km
- Drive from Cusco to Loja2,298.7 km
36h 7m$346–499Fly to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Piura International Airport (PIU)CUZ - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Loja
13h 34m$96–278Fly to Loja
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Loja (LOH)CUZ - LOH
9h 33m$213–753Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)CUZ - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Loja
10h 32m$222–522Fly to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL)CUZ - TYL
- Take the bus from Talara to Piura
- Take the bus from Piura to Loja
16h 53m$134–393Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Cusco to Lima
- Take the bus from Lima La Victoria to Piura
- Take the bus from Piura to Loja
47h 41m$79–148Bus via Cusco
- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Take the bus from Piura to Loja
2d 5h$79–137
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Tumbes (TBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cusco to Loja is to bus which costs $55 - $80 and takes 45h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Loja is to fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $210 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Cusco to Loja. However, there are services departing from Cusco and arriving at Loja via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Piura - Terminal de Castilla. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 35m.
The distance between Cusco and Loja is 1871 km. The road distance is 2298.7 km.
The best way to get from Cusco to Loja without a car is to bus which takes 45h 35m and costs $55 - $80.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Cusco to Loja, including transfers.
Cusco to Loja bus services, operated by Expreso Los Chankas, depart from Cusco station.
The best way to get from Cusco to Loja is to fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $210 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $55 - $80 and takes 45h 35m.
Cusco to Loja bus services, operated by Expreso Los Chankas, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cusco to Loja is 2299 km. It takes approximately 36h 7m to drive from Cusco to Loja.
What companies run services between Cusco, Peru and Loja, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Euroairlines, and three other airlines fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Loja (LOH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cusco to Loja via Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Piura - Terminal de Castilla in around 45h 35m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Piura International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Arequipa, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Arequipa, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
- Phone
- +593 0996375105
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Yantzaza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
Bus from Yantzaza to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +51 9 1461 0940
- contacto@loschankasgroup.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre Las Lomas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +593 96 890 4208
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- unioncariamanga.ec
Bus from Tacamoros to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Book at
- unioncariamanga.ec
Bus from Piura - Terminal de Castilla to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Book at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Piura to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Talara to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 943 553 990
- administracionlima@allinbus.com
- Website
- allinbus.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- allinbus.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Cusco to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima La Victoria to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
- Book at
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 997 598 289
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
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