There are 8 ways to get from Loja to Bogotá by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Cuenca, fly
best- Take the bus from Loja to Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)CUE - BOG
10h 25m$188–368Bus via Cali
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Tulcán
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Salitre
40h 13m$53–91Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Loja to El Pangui
- Take the bus from El Pangui to Lago Agrío
- Drive from Lago Agrío to Puerto Caicedo
- Take the bus from Puerto Caicedo to Terminal Salitre
28h 31m$64–98Drive 1,653 km
- Drive from Loja to Bogotá1,653 km
25h 38m$94–136Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly
- Drive from Loja to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)GYE - BOG
8h 40m$212–461Fly from Loja
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)LOH - BOG
7h 31m$388–470Bus
- Take the bus from Loja to El Pangui
- Take the bus from El Pangui to Lago Agrío
- Take the bus from San Miguel to Terminal Salitre
31h 21m$63–94Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
40h 40m$80–125
Cuenca (CUE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Bogotá is to bus via Cali which costs $50 - $95 and takes 40h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Bogotá is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $380 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Loja to Bogotá. However, there are services departing from Loja and arriving at Terminal Salitre via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca and Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 40m.
The distance between Loja and Bogotá is 1213 km. The road distance is 1653 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Bogotá without a car is to bus via Quito which takes 40h 40m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Loja to Bogotá, including transfers.
Loja to Bogotá bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Loja station.
The best way to get from Loja to Bogotá is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $380 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $95 and takes 31h 21m.
Loja to Bogotá bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loja to Bogotá is 1653 km. It takes approximately 25h 38m to drive from Loja to Bogotá.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Bogotá, Colombia?
Euroairlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Loja (LOH) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Loja to Terminal Salitre via El Pangui, Lago Agrío, and San Miguel in around 31h 21m.
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- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Loja to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Loja to El Dorado International Airport via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–340
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–340
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–380
Flights from Loja to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Loja to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loja to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
Bus from Loja to Tulcán
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 0996375105
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to El Pangui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Pangui to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Puerto Caicedo to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from San Miguel to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $38–50
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $40–50
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- cootranarltda@yahoo.com
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Phone
- +57 333 033 4244
- redessociales@velotax.com.co
- Website
- velotax.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- velotax.com.co
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 96 890 4208
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- unioncariamanga.ec
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Book at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitre
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
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