There are 6 ways to get from Loja to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cuenca, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CUE - SJO
11h 4m$168–459Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Santa Rosabus
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ETR - SJO
12h 44m$115–461Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Drive from Loja to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEcar
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GYE - SJO
8h 36m$142–472Fly Loja to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LOH - SJO
9h 20m$137–661Fly Loja to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane LOH - LIO
11h 49m$287–1,223Fly Loja to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane LOH - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidrotaxi
12h 24m$226–669
Cuenca (CUE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $110 - $470 and takes 12h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $140 - $480.
The distance between Loja and Costa Rica is 1748 km.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Loja to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Loja. It is currently 3:38 PM in Loja and 2:38 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Costa Rica?
Go2Sky, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and three other airlines fly from Loja (LOH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Cuenca to Juan Santamaría International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Loja to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Loja to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Loja to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Loja to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Quito, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Loja to Limón International Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Loja to Limón International Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Loja to Quepos La Managua Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Loja to Quepos La Managua Airport via Quito, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Loja to Quepos La Managua Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Loja to Quepos La Managua Airport via Quito, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Loja to Quepos La Managua Airport via Quito, Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Loja to Quepos La Managua Airport via Quito, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- 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 Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loja to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
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