There are 9 ways to get from Loja to Machachi by bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Loja to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Latacungabus
- Take the bus from Latacunga to Machachibus
9h 4m$21–40Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Latacungabus Yantzaza
- Take the bus from Latacunga to Machachibus Ambato
10h 54m$16–30Drive 576.1 km
- Drive from Loja to Machachicar 576.1 km
9h 27m$33–48Fly from Loja, car, bus
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
- Take the bus from Dos Puentes to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Alóagbus
5h 30m$176–341Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Latacungabus
- Take the bus from Latacunga to Machachibus
10h 25m$18–39Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Latacungabus
- Take the bus from Latacunga to Machachibus
12h 33m$19–38Bus #3
- Take the bus from Loja to Zamorabus
- Take the bus from Zamora to Latacungabus
- Take the bus from Latacunga to Machachibus
13h 26m$23–35Bus to Cuenca, fly, car
- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
8h 43m$97–209Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, car
- 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
9h 4m$179–481
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Machachi is to bus via Ambato which costs $18 - $40 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Machachi is to fly and car and bus which takes 5h 30m and costs $170 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Loja to Machachi. However, there are services departing from Loja and arriving at Machachi via Riobamba, Ambato and Latacunga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
The distance between Loja and Machachi is 595 km. The road distance is 576.1 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Machachi without a car is to bus which takes 9h 4m and costs $21 - $40.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Loja to Machachi, including transfers.
Loja to Machachi bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Loja station.
Loja to Machachi bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loja to Machachi is 576 km. It takes approximately 9h 27m to drive from Loja to Machachi.
There are 27+ hotels available in Machachi.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Machachi, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Loja to Machachi via Riobamba, Riobamba, Latacunga, and Latacunga in around 9h 4m.
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–410
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–410
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- 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 Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Cuenca to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Riobamba to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Riobamba to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loja to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
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 Cuenca to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- 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
- Phone
- +(593) 032-520912
- info@transportescita.com
- Website
- transportescita.com
Bus from Latacunga to Machachi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.transportescita.com/sitio/
- Book at
- https://ce.novoerponline.com/eboleto
- Phone
- +593 0 2266 5018
- info@pasajerosquito.gob.ec
- Website
- pasajerosquito.gob.ec
Bus from Dos Puentes to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- pasajerosquito.gob.ec
- Phone
- +593 02 2665 023
- info@pasajerosquito.gob.ec
- Website
- pasajerosquito.gob.ec
Bus from Dos Puentes to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.pasajerosquito.gob.ec/
- Phone
- +593 99 065 0473
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Alóag
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 877 5117
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Alóag
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069932811086
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Riobamba to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Zamora to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ambato to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Latacunga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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
- +593 96 005 9074
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Zamora
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- 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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