How to get out Loja
Cuenca: although guidebooks and the bus companies will tell you that it takes 4 hours to Cuenca, it can take as long as 7 hours on Viajeros "International". This bus company may also tell you that the bus doesn't make any stops, but the truth is that they stop a hundred times and sometimes fill up with so many passengers that the bus can hardly struggle uphill.
(Cuenca-Loja 7.50$, 5-7 hours, no bathroom)
Piura, Peru (Loja International 8$, 8.5 hours). Departures at 6am, 1pm and 11pm. The bus stops at both border posts for immigration formalities and you have to walk across a small bridge (try not to be last in the queue). Although an international service, it does stop in each of the small towns along the way and some people travel standing up. No working bathroom / air-conditioning.
Peruvian Consulate, Avda Zolio Rodriguez, ☎ 072 579 068. 9am-13h, 1530-1730. A tourist visa costs 30$ if you need one (check at visahq.com). You need to take your bus ticket, proof of sufficient funds (such as a credit card) and to make a deposit at the Banco de Guayaquil. �
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The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Loja
