There are 7 ways to get from Loja to Quito by plane, car, or bus
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, car
best- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
3h 36m$152–194Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeLoja
11h$13–29Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Loja to RiobambaLoja
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre QuitumbeRiobamba
8h 45m$19–31Drive 611.7 km
- Drive from Loja to Quito611.7 km
9h 58m$35–51Bus to Cuenca, fly, car
- 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
6h 30m$107–162Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, car
- 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
7h 10m$174–334Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the bus from Loja to Cuenca
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Baños de Agua Santa
- Take the bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
16h 26m$20–34
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Quito is to bus via Riobamba which costs $19 - $35 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Quito is to fly and car which takes 3h 36m and costs $150 - $200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Loja and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h.
The distance between Loja and Quito is 519 km. The road distance is 611.7 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Quito without a car is to bus via Riobamba which takes 8h 45m and costs $19 - $35.
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Loja to Quito, including transfers.
Loja to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Loja station.
Loja to Quito bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Riobamba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loja to Quito is 612 km. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Loja to Quito.
There are 817+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Riobamba in around 8h 45m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
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
- $40–290
- 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
- $40–290
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- 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 Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- viajerosinternacional.com.ec
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- viajerosinternacional.com.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 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 7-267-7278
- catamayoexpress@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Baños de Agua Santa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Baños de Agua Santa to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.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
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