There are 8 ways to get from Loja to Papallacta by bus, taxi, 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, taxi
best- Take the bus from Loja to El Panguibus
- Take the bus from El Pangui to Tena Terminal Terrestrebus
- Take the taxi from Tena Terminal Terrestre to Papallactataxi
8h 10m$85–119Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Loja
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallactabus Quito / ...
13h 11m$19–38Drive 667 km
- Drive from Loja to Papallactacar 667 km
10h 55m$38–55Fly 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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallactabus
6h 17m$188–225Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallactabus
10h 59m$25–41Bus #2
- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Pifobus
- Take the bus from Pifo to Papallactabus
15h 48m$24–48Bus to Cuenca, fly, car, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallactabus
9h 23m$129–263Bus 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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallactabus
9h 46m$200–412
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Papallacta is to bus via Riobamba which costs $25 - $45 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Papallacta is to fly and car and bus which takes 6h 17m and costs $180 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Loja to Papallacta. However, there are services departing from Loja and arriving at Papallacta via Riobamba and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Loja and Papallacta is 706 km. The road distance is 667 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Papallacta without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 8h 10m and costs $85 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Loja to Papallacta, including transfers.
Loja to Papallacta bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Loja station.
Loja to Papallacta bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loja to Papallacta is 667 km. It takes approximately 10h 55m to drive from Loja to Papallacta.
There are 14+ hotels available in Papallacta.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Papallacta, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Loja to Papallacta via Riobamba and Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe in around 10h 59m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–180
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Phone
- +593 96 005 9074
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to El Pangui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Pangui to Tena Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Pifo to Papallacta
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- 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
- 3h 40m
- 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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- 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 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
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
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
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 98 166 2733
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- 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
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 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Cuenca to Pifo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- 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
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Estimated price
- $65–85
FAST LINE VIP EXPRESS S.A
- Phone
- +593 969 282 917
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi ServiExprés
- Phone
- +593 96 997 9041
- Website
- facebook.com
Transtours JVR
- Phone
- +593 987 529 599
- Website
- facebook.com
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