How far is it from Cotacachi to Loja?

The distance between Cotacachi and Loja is 513 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from Cotacachi to Loja?

The drive from Cotacachi to Loja takes approximately 11 h 45 min by car.

What is the best route from Cotacachi to Loja?

The fastest route from Cotacachi to Loja covers 513 mi with a driving time of approximately 11 h 45 min.

Which direction is Loja from Cotacachi?

Loja lies roughly to the south of Cotacachi.

Which roads does the route from Cotacachi to Loja follow?

The drive from Cotacachi to Loja mainly follows E35, E487, E50. The longest single stretch is 87 mi on E487.

Cotacachi Loja

Distance: 513 miDuration: 11 h 45 min

Driving from Cotacachi to Loja takes about 11 h 45 min via E35. The distance is 513 mi. The straight-line distance is 304 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions127 · 513 mi

1 Depart right onto Antonio José de Sucre 1 mi
2 Continue straight onto Sucre 1 mi
3 Continue straight onto Manuel Larrea 1 mi
4 Continue straight onto Vacas Galindo 1 mi
5 Turn left onto Miguel Garcés 1 mi
6 Turn right onto Juan Montalvo 82 yd
7 Turn left onto Telésforo Peñaherrera 1 mi
8 Continue straight onto Vía Otavalo - Quiroga 3 mi
9 Turn right onto Pedro Perez Paramo 1 mi
10 Continue right onto Pedro Perez Paramo 9 yd
11 Continue left onto Pedro Perez Paramo 1 mi
12 Turn right 2 mi
13 Enter roundabout straight onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 31 yd

14 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 6 mi
15 Enter roundabout straight onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 118 yd
16 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Vía Otavalo Cajas 5 mi
17 Enter roundabout straight onto Via Cajas Tabacundo 6 yd
18 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Via Cajas Tabacundo 7 mi
19 Continue straight onto Via Cajas Tabacundo 109 yd
20 Continue slightly right onto Tabacundo 3 mi
21 Continue straight onto Vía Guayllabamba Tabacundo 7 mi
22 Keep slightly left onto Vía Guayllabamba Tabacundo 8 mi
23 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 15 yd
24 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 2 mi
25 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 49 yd
26 Exit roundabout right onto Vía Guayllabamba Quito 5 mi
27 Continue straight onto Via Guayllabamba Quito 3 mi
28 Turn right 1 mi
29 Turn right onto Huayrañan 93 yd
30 At end of road, turn left onto Huayrañan 174 yd
31 At end of road, turn right onto Avenida Panamericana Norte 5 mi
32 Take exit slightly right 24 yd
33 Keep slightly left onto Vía tunel 1 mi
34 Merge slightly right onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 3 mi
35 Enter rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 16 yd
36 Exit rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 1 mi
37 Enter rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 100 yd
38 Exit rotary straight onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 3 mi
39 Merge slightly left onto Avenida Simón Bolívar 22 mi
40 Continue straight onto Avenida Colectora Quito - Tambillo 3 mi
41 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 4 mi
42 Keep slightly left onto Panamericana Sur 61 yd
43 Continue straight onto Avenida Alóag Latacunga 2 mi
44 Continue straight onto Vía Alóag Latacunga 2 mi
45 Continue straight onto Vía Panamericana 3 mi
46 Continue straight onto Vía Alóag Latacunga 13 mi
47 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 13 mi
48 Continue straight onto Paso Lateral Latacunga 3 mi
49 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 24 mi
50 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
51 Continue straight onto Paso Lateral de Ambato 8 mi
52 Keep slightly left 1 mi
53 Continue straight onto Avenida Bolivariana 2 mi
54 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Panamericana Sur Paso Lateral 8 yd
55 Exit roundabout straight onto Panamericana Sur Paso Lateral 26 mi
56 Keep slightly right 1 mi
57 Merge slightly left onto Panamericana Sur 7 mi
58 Turn right onto Avenida Monseñor Leonidas Proaño 2 mi
59 Turn right onto Panamericana Sur 5 mi
60 Continue straight onto Panamerica Sur 1 mi
61 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 3 mi
62 Turn slightly left onto 2 de Agosto 1 mi
63 Continue straight onto Garcia Moreno 1 mi
64 Continue straight onto Avenida Unidad Nacional 1 mi
65 Continue straight onto Panamericana Sur 2 mi
66 Turn right onto Balbanera - Pallatanga - Cumandá 19 mi
67 Continue straight onto Balbanera - Pallatanga - Cumandá 48 mi
68 Enter roundabout right onto Avenida Los Puentes 31 yd
69 Exit roundabout right onto Avenida Los Puentes 1 mi
70 Continue straight onto Balbanera - Pallatanga - Cumandá 21 mi
71 Enter roundabout straight onto Paso Lateral de El Triunfo 74 yd
72 Exit roundabout right onto Paso Lateral de El Triunfo 3 mi
73 Enter roundabout right onto Antigua Vía Cuenca - Guayaquil 124 yd
74 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Antigua Vía Cuenca - Guayaquil 1 mi
75 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Paso Lateral Manuel J. Calle 69 yd
76 Exit roundabout straight onto Paso Lateral Manuel J. Calle 1 mi
77 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Vía -Manuel J Calle - La Troncal 110 yd
78 Exit roundabout straight onto Vía -Manuel J Calle - La Troncal 5 mi
79 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Paso Lateral de La Troncal 37 yd
80 Exit roundabout straight onto Paso Lateral de La Troncal 3 mi
81 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Alfonso Andrade 7 yd
82 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Alfonso Andrade 1 mi
83 Continue straight onto Vía Puerto Inca - La Troncal 11 mi
84 Continue straight onto Avenida Alfonso Andrade 2 mi
85 Continue straight onto Via Puerto Inca La Troncal 1 mi
86 Continue straight onto Vía Puerto Inca - La Troncal 4 mi
87 Keep slightly left onto Vía Puerto Inca - La Troncal 1 mi
88 Merge slightly right onto Troncal de la Costa 12 mi
89 Continue straight onto Avenida Panamericana 1 mi
90 Turn right onto Avenida Olmedo 1 mi
91 Enter roundabout right onto Avenida Olmedo 32 yd
92 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Olmedo 149 yd
93 Continue straight onto Avenida Homero Castro Zurita 1 mi
94 Merge slightly left onto Avenida Panamericana 1 mi
95 Continue straight onto Troncal de la Costa 46 mi
96 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Troncal de la Costa 156 yd
97 Exit roundabout straight onto Troncal de la Costa 23 mi
98 Take exit left 54 yd
99 Continue right 2 mi
100 Enter roundabout straight onto Carretera Transversal Sur 4 yd
101 Exit roundabout straight onto Carretera Transversal Sur 26 mi
102 Continue straight onto Avenida Loja 6 mi
103 Continue straight onto Carretera Transversal Sur 45 mi
104 Keep slightly left onto Carretera Transversal Sur 139 yd
105 Merge slightly right onto Troncal de la Sierra / Carretera Panamericana Sur 23 mi
106 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Troncal de la Sierra / Carretera Panamericana Sur 28 yd
107 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Troncal de la Sierra / Carretera Panamericana Sur 2 mi
108 Enter roundabout straight onto Isidro Ayora 37 yd
109 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Isidro Ayora 2 mi
110 Turn left onto Avenida Eliseo Arias Carrión 1 mi
111 Continue straight onto Panamerica Sur 7 mi
112 Turn slightly right onto Via Antigua A Catamayo 7 mi
113 Continue straight onto Via Antigua A Catamayo 1 mi
114 Turn sharp left onto Bolonia 3 mi
115 Continue straight onto Avenida Villonaco 2 mi
116 Continue straight onto Epiclachima 1 mi
117 Turn right onto Avenida Manuel Carrión Pinzano 19 yd
118 Enter roundabout right onto Avenida Manuel Carrión Pinzano 80 yd
119 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Manuel Carrión Pinzano 84 yd
120 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Manuel Carrión Pinzano 11 yd
121 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenida Manuel Carrión Pinzano 53 yd
122 Turn right onto Manuel Palacios 1 mi
123 Turn left onto Carlos Román 1 mi
124 Turn right onto Manuel Monteros 1 mi
125 Turn slightly right onto Avenida Manuel Augustín Aguirre 91 yd
126 Continue U-turn onto Avenida Universitaria 1 mi
127 Arrive left onto Avenida Universitaria

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The return trip from Loja to Cotacachi covers roughly the same distance, 513 mi.

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How far is it from Cotacachi to Loja?: The distance between Cotacachi and Loja is 513 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Cotacachi to Loja?: The drive from Cotacachi to Loja takes approximately 11 h 45 min by car.
What is the best route from Cotacachi to Loja?: The fastest route from Cotacachi to Loja covers 513 mi with a driving time of approximately 11 h 45 min.
Which direction is Loja from Cotacachi?: Loja lies roughly to the south of Cotacachi.
Which roads does the route from Cotacachi to Loja follow?: The drive from Cotacachi to Loja mainly follows E35, E487, E50. The longest single stretch is 87 mi on E487.

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