There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Loja by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Cuenca, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MEL - CUE
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
41h$527–1,537Fly to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Piura International Airport (PIU)plane MEL - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Lojabus
33h 28m$781–2,237Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tumbes (TBP)plane MEL - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Yantzazabus
- Take the bus from Yantzaza to Lojabus
32h 2m$733–2,143Fly to Loja
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Loja (LOH)plane MEL - LOH
38h 4m$776–2,229Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MEL - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Lojacar
34h 50m$1,240–2,250Fly to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL)plane MEL - TYL
- Take the bus from Talara to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Lojabus
39h 4m$540–1,556Fly to Cap. Fap José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cap. Fap José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport (CIX)plane MEL - CIX
- Take the bus from Terminal de Chiclayo to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura - Terminal de Castilla to Lojabus
38h 53m$712–2,071
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Loja is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 41h.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Loja is to fly and bus which takes 32h 2m and costs $700 - $2,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Loja is 13857 km.
It takes approximately 41h to get from Melbourne to Loja, including transfers.
Loja is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:07 AM in Melbourne and 1:07 PM in Loja.
There are 35+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Loja, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Euroairlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Loja (LOH) once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Sydney, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piura International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piura International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cap. Fap José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cap. Fap José A. Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Loja via Santiago, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Loja via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Loja via Sydney, Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Loja via Santiago, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Loja via Santiago, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Loja via Sydney, Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Loja via Santiago, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- 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 Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Piura to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 96 005 9074
- unionyanzatza@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Yantzaza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
Bus from Yantzaza to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Talara to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Chiclayo to Piura
- Phone
- +593 96 890 4208
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- unioncariamanga.ec
Bus from Piura - Terminal de Castilla to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Book at
- unioncariamanga.ec
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