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There are 4 ways to get from Loja to Costa Rica by bus or plane

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Bus to Cuenca, fly
best
1. Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuencabus
2. Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CUE - SJO
12h 50m
$417–717
Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Loja to Santa Rosabus
2. Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ETR - SJO
19h 6m
$108–476
Fly from Loja
1. Fly from Loja (LOH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LOH - SJO
11h 40m
$126–609
Bus, bus to Tumbes, fly
1. Take the bus from Loja to Yantzazabus
2. Take the bus from Yantzaza to Huaquillasbus
3. Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TBP - SJO
17h 45m
$174–673

Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

21Weekly Planes

8h 47mAverage Duration

$89Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,747.3 km
Duration: 12h 50m

What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Costa Rica?

Go2Sky, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Loja (LOH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.

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San José, Costa Rica(opens in a new window)

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José Canton's population was 288,054 in 2011, and San José's municipal land area is 44.2 square kilometers (17.2 square miles), with an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. Together with several other cantons of the central valley, including Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago, it forms the country's Greater Metropolitan Area, with an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.

Things to do in San José

Bocaraca(Opens in a new window)

Bocaraca is a steel roller coaster located at Parque de Diversiones Dr. Roberto Ortiz Brenes in San José, Costa Rica.

Parque Diversiones(Opens in a new window)

El Parque Diversiones Dr. Roberto Ortiz Brenes (, also known as Parque Diversiones or “fun park”), is an amusement park located in San José, Costa Rica. The park's motto is "healthy children help sick children". The park was named for Dr. Brenes, whose proposal for a theme park resulted in the park’s creation. His mission was that the profits from the park would go to support the Dr. Carlos Saenz Herrera National Children's Hospital (Hospital Nacional de Niños, San Juan), established in 1964. The amusement park began operating at the end of 1981.

Places to stay in San José

Radisson San Jose-Costa Rica(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Sabana(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Auténtico Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Hotel Palma Real(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good