There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Loja by car, plane, or bus
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Car, fly to Loja
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH)UIO - LOH
3h 55m$161–334Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to LojaQuito / ...
11h 30m$16–27Drive 608.4 km
- Drive from Quito to Loja608.4 km
10h 13m$35–50Car, fly to Cuenca, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Cuenca (CUE)UIO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Loja
6h 19m$107–182Car, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)UIO - ETR
- Take the bus from La Avanzada to Catamayo
6h 3m$184–357Bus via Ambato
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to AmbatoAmbato
- Take the bus from Ambato to LojaLoja / ...
12h 19m$18–35
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Loja (LOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Loja is to bus which costs $16 - $27 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Loja is to car and fly which takes 3h 55m and costs $160 - $340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe and arriving at Loja. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 30m.
The distance between Quito and Loja is 519 km. The road distance is 608.4 km.
The best way to get from Quito to Loja without a car is to bus which takes 11h 30m and costs $16 - $27.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Quito to Loja, including transfers.
Quito to Loja bus services, operated by Unión Cariamanga Internacional, depart from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Quito to Loja bus services, operated by Unión Cariamanga Internacional, arrive at Loja station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quito to Loja is 608 km. It takes approximately 10h 13m to drive from Quito to Loja.
There are 118+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Loja, Ecuador?
Unión Cariamanga Internacional operates a bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja hourly. Tickets cost $16–24 and the journey takes 11h 30m. Cooperativa de Transportes Loja Internacional also services this route once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca via Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–130
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Phone
- +593 96 890 4208
- info@unioncariamanga.com.ec
- Website
- unioncariamanga.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Book at
- unioncariamanga.ec
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- cooploja@loja.telconet.net
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from La Avanzada to Catamayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Ambato to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from 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 Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- transportesamazonas.com.ec
- Book at
- busplace.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.ec
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- (+59) 0 2303-4291
- info@ocidentales.ec
- Website
- occidentales.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- occidentales.ec
- Book at
- occidentales.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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