There are 8 ways to get from Loja to Ibarra by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Loja, car, bus
best- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
5h 41m$177–329Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Riobambabus Loja / ...
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Ibarrabus Ibarra / ...
13h 33m$22–39Bus
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobambabus Loja
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Ibarrabus Ibarra / ...
10h 40m$25–41Drive 728.4 km
- Drive from Loja to Ibarracar 728.4 km
11h 46m$42–60Bus to Cuenca, fly, car, bus
- Take the bus from Loja to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
8h 35m$97–197Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, car, bus
- Take the bus from Loja to Santa Rosabus
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
9h 15m$189–479Bus via Quito
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Quito to Ibarrabus
11h 13m$25–37Bus #3
- Take the bus from Loja to Cuencabus El Cisne
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Ibarrabus Cuenca
14h 57m$24–28
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Ibarra is to bus via Quito which costs $25 - $40 and takes 11h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Ibarra is to fly and car and bus which takes 5h 41m and costs $170 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Loja to Ibarra. However, there are services departing from Loja and arriving at Ibarra via Riobamba, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Quito. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 13m.
The distance between Loja and Ibarra is 641 km. The road distance is 728.4 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Ibarra without a car is to bus which takes 10h 40m and costs $25 - $45.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Loja to Ibarra, including transfers.
Loja to Ibarra bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Loja station.
Loja to Ibarra bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loja to Ibarra is 728 km. It takes approximately 11h 46m to drive from Loja to Ibarra.
There are 176+ hotels available in Ibarra.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Ibarra, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Loja to Ibarra via Riobamba and Riobamba in around 10h 40m.
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Quito to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Riobamba to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Loja to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- 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 Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loja to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- 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
- 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
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 7-267-7278
- catamayoexpress@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Ibarra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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