There are 5 ways to get from Loja to Playas by bus, car, taxi, 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, drive
best- Take the bus from Loja to Machalabus Machala
- Drive from Machala to Playascar
8h 44m$22–40Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Loja to Naranjalbus Loja
- Take the taxi from Naranjal to Playastaxi
4h 23m$108–143Bus, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Loja to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CUE - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Playastaxi
6h 52m$127–222Bus, drive via Loja
- Take the bus from Loja to Machalabus Loja
- Drive from Machala to Playascar
8h 54m$23–36Drive 462.5 km
- Drive from Loja to Playascar 462.5 km
7h 3m$27–38
Cuenca (CUE) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Playas is to bus and drive via Loja which costs $23 - $40 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Playas is to bus and taxi which takes 4h 23m and costs $100 - $150.
The distance between Loja and Playas is 510 km. The road distance is 462.5 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Playas without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 4h 23m and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Loja to Playas, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Loja to Playas is 463 km. It takes approximately 7h 3m to drive from Loja to Playas.
There are 131+ hotels available in Playas.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Playas, Guayas, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Loja to Playas. However, you can take the bus to Machala then drive to Playas. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Naranjal then take the taxi to Playas.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Phone
- +593 0996375105
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 96 849 9565
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Naranjal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Estimated price
- $60–130
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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