There are 7 ways to get from Medellín to Loja by plane, bus, taxi, 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 Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca, bus
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cuenca (CUE)plane MDE - CUE
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
12h 13m$266–670Drive 1,729.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Medellín to Lojacar 1,729.7 km
29h 24m$99–142Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Lojabus
32h 31m$812–833Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Loja
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Loja (LOH)plane MDE - LOH
9h 55m$155–662Fly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Loja
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Loja (LOH)plane EOH - LOH
11h 20m$392–1,475Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane MDE - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Lojacar
10h 31m$269–553Taxi, bus via Cuenca Airport (CUE)
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Rumichacataxi
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuencabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
33h 16m$814–850
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to Loja is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 29h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to Loja is to fly which takes 9h 55m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Medellín and Loja is 1303 km. The road distance is 1729.7 km.
The best way to get from Medellín to Loja without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 32h 31m and costs $810 - $840.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Medellín to Loja, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Medellín to Loja is 1730 km. It takes approximately 29h 24m to drive from Medellín to Loja.
There are 107+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and Loja, Ecuador?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Euroairlines, and three other airlines fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Loja (LOH) once daily.
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Loja via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–460
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–460
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–460
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajerosinternacional.com.ec
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
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276830053
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
- [email protected]
- 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
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
- [email protected]
- 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 Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
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
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 98 166 2733
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Book at
- boletos.unioncariamanga.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 09 9900 8843
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 731 4698
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 95 889 6029
- Website
- flotaimbabura.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Book at
- flotaimbabura.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Estimated price
- $766
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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