There are 10 ways to get from Loja to Medellín by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Cuenca, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane CUE - MDE
10h 43m$262–677Bus via Cali
cheapest- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Surbus
37h 19m$87–155Bus
- Take the bus from Loja to El Panguibus
- Take the bus from El Pangui to Lago Agríobus
- Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal del Nortebus
32h 24m$99–145Drive 1,741.3 km
- Drive from Loja to Medellíncar 1,741.3 km
29h 23m$99–143Drive to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Drive from Loja to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEcar
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane GYE - MDE
8h 37m$266–560Fly Loja to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane LOH - MDE
9h 31m$211–819Fly Loja to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Fly from Loja (LOH) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane LOH - EOH
11h 5m$406–1,609Bus to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take the bus from Loja to Santa Rosabus
- Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane ETR - MDE
15h 15m$223–836Bus, car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take the bus from Loja to Riobambabus
- Take the bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane UIO - MDE
14h 20m$260–417Bus via Cali #2
- Take the bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Rumichacabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayánbus
- Take the bus from Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Calibus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Surbus
44h 18m$135–173
Cuenca (CUE) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loja to Medellín is to bus which costs $95 - $150 and takes 32h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Loja to Medellín is to drive and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs $260 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Loja to Medellín. However, there are services departing from Loja and arriving at Terminal del Norte via El Pangui and La Dorada, Putumayo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 24m.
The distance between Loja and Medellín is 1303 km. The road distance is 1741.3 km.
The best way to get from Loja to Medellín without a car is to bus via Cali which takes 37h 19m and costs $85 - $160.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Loja to Medellín, including transfers.
Loja to Medellín bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, depart from Loja station.
The best way to get from Loja to Medellín is to bus which takes 32h 24m and costs $95 - $150. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $210 - $850 and takes 9h 31m.
Loja to Medellín bus services, operated by Cooperativa de Transportes SANTA, arrive at Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loja to Medellín is 1741 km. It takes approximately 29h 23m to drive from Loja to Medellín.
What companies run services between Loja, Ecuador and Medellín, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Loja to Terminal del Norte via El Pangui, Lago Agrío, and La Dorada, Putumayo in around 32h 24m. Alternatively, Euroairlines and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Loja (LOH) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) once daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cuenca to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Cuenca to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Cuenca to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–460
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–460
Flights from Loja to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Loja to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Loja to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Santa Rosa Regional Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cuenca to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Loja to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Bogota, Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajerosinternacional.com.ec
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
- 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
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
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 Loja to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- 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
- Phone
- +593 96 005 9074
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to El Pangui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Pangui to Lago Agrío
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- 01-8000-910293
- [email protected]
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- 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
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 996 226 765
- [email protected]
Bus from Riobamba to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- transvencedores.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
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Rumichaca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 314 8300867
- [email protected]
- Website
- cootranar.com
Bus from Ipiales to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
Bus from Terminal Ipiales to Terminal Popayán
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- cootranar.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
- Phone
- +57 313 2499101
- [email protected]
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Phone
- +593 96 849 9565
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Loja to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +57 311 273 0419
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 317 441 0917
- [email protected]
- Website
- transipialesvirtual.com
Bus from Popayán to Terminal de Transporte Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Book at
- transipialesvirtual.com
- Basico
- $13–17
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- [email protected]
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $30–45
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- [email protected]
- 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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