There are 11 ways to get from Loja to Colombia by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Cuenca, fly to El Dorado International Airport
best- Take the bus from Loja to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane CUE - BOG
10h 38m$188–428Bus via Cali
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Tulcánbus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Salitrebus
42h 41m$54–92Bus, drive via Puerto Caicedo
- Take the bus from Loja to El Panguibus
- Take the bus from El Pangui to Lago Agríobus
- Drive from Lago Agrío to Puerto Caicedocar
- Take the bus from Puerto Caicedo to Pitalitobus
- Take the bus from Pitalito to Gigantebus
- Take the bus from Gigante to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
23h 22m$79–118Drive 1,653 km
- Drive from Loja to Bogotácar 1,653 km
25h 39m$94–136Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Drive from Loja to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEcar
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane GYE - MDE
8h 32m$240–520Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to El Dorado International Airport
- Drive from Loja to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEcar
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane GYE - BOG
9h 6m$222–461Fly Loja to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane LOH - MDE
7h 41m$166–699Fly Loja to El Dorado International Airport
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)plane LOH - BOG
7h 55m$378–470Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Loja to El Panguibus
- Take the bus from El Pangui to Lago Agríobus
- Drive from Lago Agrío to La Hormigacar
- Take the bus from La Hormiga to Pitalitobus
- Take the bus from Pitalito to Gigantebus
- Take the bus from Gigante to Terminal Satelite del Surbus
23h 58m$73–108Bus
- Take the bus from Loja to El Panguibus
- Take the bus from El Pangui to Lago Agríobus
- Take the bus from San Miguel to Terminal Salitrebus
31h 30m$66–99Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus
43h 8m$81–126
Cuenca (CUE) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Colombia is to bus via Cali which costs $50 - $95 and takes 42h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Colombia is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Loja to Colombia. However, there are services departing from Loja and arriving at Kr 25 - Cl 17 via Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Rumichaca, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, CL 19 - KR 69B Zona Ind. Montevideo and TV 11A - DG 38G Sur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 8m.
The distance between Loja and Colombia is 1216 km. The road distance is 1653 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Colombia without a car is to bus via Quito which takes 43h 8m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Loja to Colombia, including transfers.
Loja to Colombia bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Loja station.
The best way to get from Loja to Colombia is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $65 - $100 and takes 31h 30m.
Loja to Colombia bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loja to Colombia is 1653 km. It takes approximately 25h 39m to drive from Loja to Colombia.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Colombia?
Go2Sky, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and LATAM Chile fly from Loja (LOH) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Loja to Bogotá via El Pangui, Lago Agrío, San Miguel, and Terminal Salitre in around 31h 30m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
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
- $210–950
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
- $210–950
Flights from Loja to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Loja to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Quito, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Loja to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Loja to El Dorado International Airport via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–340
Flights from Loja to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Quito, El Dorado International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Loja to El Dorado International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- 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
Bus from Puerto Caicedo to Pitalito
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $14–18
Bus from La Hormiga to Pitalito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Book at
- transipiales.teletiquete.com
- Basico
- $18–22
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
- +57 310 695 9595
- clientes@cootranshuila.com
- Website
- cootranshuila.com
Bus from Pitalito to Gigante
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- cootranshuila.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Pitalito to Gigante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Gigante to Terminal Satelite del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- 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
- $48
- Schedules at
- continentalbus.com.co
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