There are 11 ways to get from Cusco to Loja by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tumbes, bus
best- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Tumbes (TBP)plane CUZ - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Yantzazabus
- Take the bus from Yantzaza to Lojabus
10h 2m$146–229Bus #3
cheapest- Take the bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Lojabus
2d 2h$62–111Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Cusco to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbesbus
- Drive from Tumbes to La Avanzadacar
- Take the bus from La Avanzada to Catamayobus
44h 46m$96–141Drive 2,296.6 km
- Drive from Cusco to Lojacar 2,296.6 km
36h 10m$346–499Fly to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Piura International Airport (PIU)plane CUZ - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Lojabus
13h 34m$114–202Fly to Loja
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Loja (LOH)plane CUZ - LOH
11h 35m$199–639Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane CUZ - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Lojacar
10h 26m$244–490Fly to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport, bus
- Fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL)plane CUZ - TYL
- Take the bus from Talara to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Lojabus
17h$157–346Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Cusco to Limabus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura - Terminal de Castilla to Lojabus
46h 44m$72–101Bus
- Take the bus from Cusco to Limabus
- Take the bus from Lima to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Lojabus
2d$78–97Bus #2
- Take the bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Pradobus
- Take the bus from Lima La Victoria to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Lojabus
2d$85–127
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Tumbes (TBP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cusco to Loja is to bus via Lima which costs $70 - $110 and takes 46h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cusco to Loja is to fly and bus which takes 10h 2m and costs $140 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cusco to Loja. However, there are services departing from Cusco and arriving at Loja via Lima, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and Piura - Terminal de Castilla. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 44m.
The distance between Cusco and Loja is 1872 km. The road distance is 2296.6 km.
The best way to get from Cusco to Loja without a car is to bus via Lima which takes 46h 44m and costs $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Cusco to Loja, including transfers.
Cusco to Loja bus services, operated by CIVA, depart from Cusco station.
The best way to get from Cusco to Loja is to fly which takes 11h 35m and costs $190 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Lima, which costs $70 - $110 and takes 46h 44m.
Cusco to Loja bus services, operated by CIVA, arrive at Lima station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cusco to Loja is 2297 km. It takes approximately 36h 10m to drive from Cusco to Loja.
What companies run services between Cusco, Peru and Loja, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Euroairlines, and two other airlines fly from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) to Loja (LOH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cusco to Loja via Lima, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, and Piura - Terminal de Castilla in around 46h 44m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tumbes via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tumbes via Puerto Maldonado, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Piura International Airport via Puerto Maldonado, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Arequipa, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Puerto Maldonado, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Santiago, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Arequipa, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Puerto Maldonado, Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Loja via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–200
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–330
- Phone
- +593 96 005 9074
- [email protected]
- 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
- +51 511 418 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- CIVA
Bus from Cusco to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Cusco to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
Bus from Cusco to Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- CIVA
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from La Avanzada to Catamayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- 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
Bus from Piura to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- 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
Bus from Piura to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- 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
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- Cruz del Sur
Bus from Talara to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Cruz del Sur
Bus from Cusco to Lima Javier Prado
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Cruz del Sur
- Phone
- + 51 979 705 534
- [email protected]
- Website
- Allinbus
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- Allinbus
- Phone
- +593 98 166 2733
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piura - Terminal de Castilla to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Phone
- +51 979 707 957
- [email protected]
- Website
- terramovilperu.com.pe
Bus from Lima to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 4509 7024
- [email protected]
- Website
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
Bus from Lima La Victoria to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
- Book at
- sullanaexpress.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Cusco to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Oltursa
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Oltursa
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- [email protected]
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +51 993 558 525
- [email protected]
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
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