There are 7 ways to get from Ibarra to Loja by bus, car, or plane
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Bus, car, fly to Loja
best- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)plane UIO - LOH
6h 14m$176–329Bus via Riobamba
cheapest- Take the bus from Ibarra to Riobambabus Ibarra / ...
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Lojabus Loja / ...
13h 52m$22–39Drive 726.4 km
- Drive from Ibarra to Lojacar 726.4 km
11h 58m$42–60Bus, car, fly to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Lojabus
8h 38m$97–197Bus, car, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quitobus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)plane UIO - ETR
- Take the bus from La Avanzada to Catamayobus
8h 22m$199–492Bus
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Quitobus Ibarra / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lojabus Quito / ...
14h 10m$22–33Bus #2
- Take the bus from Ibarra to Cuencabus Ibarra
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Lojabus El Cisne
14h 56m$23–28
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ibarra to Loja is to bus which costs $23 - $29 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ibarra to Loja is to bus and car and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $170 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Ibarra to Loja. However, there are services departing from Ibarra and arriving at Loja via Riobamba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 52m.
The distance between Ibarra and Loja is 640 km. The road distance is 726.4 km.
The best way to get from Ibarra to Loja without a car is to bus via Riobamba which takes 13h 52m and costs $22 - $40.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Ibarra to Loja, including transfers.
Ibarra to Loja bus services, operated by TACA Andina, depart from Ibarra station.
Ibarra to Loja bus services, operated by TACA Andina, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ibarra to Loja is 726 km. It takes approximately 11h 58m to drive from Ibarra to Loja.
There are 110+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Ibarra, Ecuador and Loja, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Ibarra to Loja via Riobamba in around 13h 52m.
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Ibarra to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Ibarra to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from La Avanzada to Catamayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from 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 Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- 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
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Ibarra to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 7-267-7278
- catamayoexpress@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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