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)plane LOH - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
3h 41m$181–214Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Loja
11h 52m$13–29Bus via Riobamba
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobambabus Loja
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus Riobamba
9h 49m$19–31Drive 614.1 km
- Drive from Loja to Quitocar 614.1 km
9h 55m$47–68Bus to Cuenca, fly, car
- Take the bus from Saraguro Canton to Terminal Terrestre de Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane CUE - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
5h 29m$106–218Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly, car
- Take the bus from Chaguarpamba to Santa Rosabus
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane ETR - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
5h 12m$188–378Bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
14h 48m$21–59
Loja (LOH) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Quito is to bus via Riobamba which costs $19 - $35 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Quito is to fly and car which takes 3h 41m and costs $180 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Loja to Quito. However, there are services departing from Hospital Isidro Ayora and arriving at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Loja and Riobamba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 49m.
The distance between Loja and Quito is 519 km. The road distance is 614.1 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Quito without a car is to bus via Riobamba which takes 9h 49m and costs $19 - $35.
It takes approximately 3h 41m 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 614 km. It takes approximately 9h 55m to drive from Loja to Quito.
There are 885+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Quito, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from Hospital Isidro Ayora to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe via Terminal Terrestre, Loja, and Riobamba in around 9h 49m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–410
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Loja to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–410
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- 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
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA
- Phone
- +593 996 226 765
- [email protected]
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
Bus from Saraguro Canton to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Saraguro Canton to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Chaguarpamba to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 96 005 9074
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Chaguarpamba to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 166 2733
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 095 887 1622
- Website
- cooperativapatria.com
Bus from Cuenca to Riobamba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 03 296 1964
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transporte Colta
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Cooperativa de Transporte Colta
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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