There are 7 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 Pangui
- Take the bus from El Pangui to Tena Terminal Terrestre
- Take the taxi from Tena Terminal Terrestre to Papallacta
8h 10m$80–109Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeLoja
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to PapallactaQuito / ...
13h 11m$19–38Drive 667.8 km
- Drive from Loja to Papallacta667.8 km
10h 52m$38–55Fly from Loja, car, bus
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
6h 12m$179–345Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobamba
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
10h 57m$25–41Bus to Cuenca, fly, car, bus
- Take the bus from Loja to Cuenca
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
9h 5m$114–193Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, car, bus
- Take the bus from Loja to Santa Rosa
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Papallacta
9h 46m$181–355
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 57m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Papallacta is to fly and car and bus which takes 6h 12m and costs $170 - $350.
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 57m.
The distance between Loja and Papallacta is 706 km. The road distance is 667.8 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Papallacta without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 8h 10m and costs $80 - $110.
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 668 km. It takes approximately 10h 52m to drive from Loja to Papallacta.
There are 13+ 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 57m.
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
- Phone
- +593 0996375105
- 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
- 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 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 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
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
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 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 99 144 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 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Estimated price
- $60–75
Transtours
- Phone
- +593 987 529 599
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi ServiExprés
- Phone
- +593 96 997 9041
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Ejecutivo
- Phone
- +593 969 282 917
- Website
- facebook.com
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