There are 8 ways to get from Loja to Mindo by plane, bus, or car
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, bus
best- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)LOH - UIO
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindo
6h 57m$154–316Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeLoja
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to MindoQuito
14h 48m$18–33Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindo
12h 33m$24–36Drive 686.2 km
- Drive from Loja to Mindo686.2 km
10h 35m$39–57Bus to Cuenca, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Loja to Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)CUE - UIO
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindo
9h 51m$89–164Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Loja to Santa Rosa
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)ETR - UIO
- Take the bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindo
10h 31m$156–326Bus, Tour via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Quito
- Take the bus from Quito to Mindo
18h 13m$98–116Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Loja to Yantzaza
- Take the bus from Yantzaza to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Quito to Mindo
24h 39m$100–113
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Mindo is to bus via Riobamba which costs $24 - $40 and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Mindo is to fly and bus which takes 6h 57m and costs $150 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Loja to Mindo. However, there are services departing from Loja and arriving at Mindo via Riobamba, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and Terminal La Ofelia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 33m.
The distance between Loja and Mindo is 598 km. The road distance is 686.2 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Mindo without a car is to bus via Riobamba which takes 12h 33m and costs $24 - $40.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Loja to Mindo, including transfers.
Loja to Mindo bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Loja station.
Loja to Mindo bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loja to Mindo is 686 km. It takes approximately 10h 35m to drive from Loja to Mindo.
There are 108+ hotels available in Mindo.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Mindo, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Loja to Mindo via Riobamba, Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe, Terminal de la Ofelia, and Terminal La Ofelia in around 12h 33m.
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
Bus from Terminal La Ofelia to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
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
- +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 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 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
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 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
- +593 99 354 7653
- tacaandica@gmail.com
- Website
- tacaandina.com
Bus from Riobamba to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- tacaandina.com
- Phone
- +593 98 335 9796
- quindetour@gmail.com
- Website
- quitotourbus.com
Bus from Quito to Mindo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://quitotourbus.com/en/home
- Phone
- +593 96 849 9565
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Yantzaza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Yantzaza to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 0996375105
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Yantzaza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Loja to Yantzaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
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