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· How to get to Bolivia - Includes information of roads, distances, route access, traveler issues and regulations how to get to Bolivia ·
 

Access roads to Bolivia


· Terrestrial roads of Entrance:

Perú:

· Puno - Copacabana - La Paz 297 Km. 8 hrs.
· Puno - Desaguadero - La Paz 325 Km. 10 hrs.

Chile:

· Arica - Tacna - Desaguadero - La Paz 430 Km. 14 hours.
· Arica - Tambo Quemado - La Paz 506 Km. 18 hours.
· Charaña - La Paz 280 Km. 8 hours. to 4050 a.s.l.
· Calama - Ollague - Uyuni - La Paz 780 Km. 26 hours.

Argentina:

· Bermejo - Tarija 214 Km. 6 hours.
· Tartagal - Yacuiba - Tarija 356 Km. 112 hours.
· La Quiaca - Villazón - Potosí - La Paz 1042 Km. 30 hours.
Buses departures all the day starting 18:00 Hours, 12 hours of trip, cost of the ticket $us 11.
· Salta - Yacuiba - Santa Cruz - buses
Every day, cost of the ticket $us 12, time of travel 10 horas.

Brasil:

· Corumbá - Puerto Suárez - Santa Cruz 660 Km. 20 hours.
· Manaus - Porto Velho - Fortaleza - Guayaramerin 1250 Km. 30 hours.

· Rail way entrance:

Chile:

· Arica - Charaña - La Paz 500 km.
· Antofagasta - Calama - Ollaque
· Abaroa - Uyuni - La Paz

Argentina:

· Villazón - La Paz (920 Km.) Departures: Three times per week.
· Positos - Yacuiba - Santa Cruz (535 Km.) Departures: Three times per week, days: Monday, Thursday and Saturday at 15:00 hours.

Brasil:

· Corúmba - Puerto Suarez - Santa Cruz (651 Km.)

· Air access:

Perú:

Lima - Cuzco - La Paz : Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Aeroperú

Chile:

Santiago - Arica - Antofagasta - La Paz : Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Lan Chile

Brasil:

Río de Janeiro - Sao Paulo - Santa Cruz - La Paz : Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Varig

Argentina:

Buenos Aires - La Paz - Santa Cruz : Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aerosur, TAM

Paraguay:

Asunción - Cochabamba - Santa Cruz - La Paz : Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Aerolíneas Argentinas

U.S.A. :

American Airlines, Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano

Europa:

· Munich - Frankfurt - Miami - Bogota - Lima - La Paz : Lufthansa.
· Munich - Frankfurt - Miami - Sao Paulo - Santa Cruz : Lufthansa.

· Fluvial access:

Perú:

The Titikaka lake, navigable in their integrity for ships of great soaked whose main sailing routes are:
~ Guaqui - Tiquina - Copacabana
~ Guaqui - Tiquina - Puno
~ Huatajata - Copacabana - Juli(perú)

Brasil Paraguay:

Implementation project The Hidrovia Parana - Paraguay. The river Paraguay is a way that opens up for Bolivia perspectives for the transport of passengers and load toward from the Atlantic Ocean, at the moment it has communication with the Paraguay River through the Tamengo channel.


Interdepartmental travel


· Potosí - Sucre: in bus all days, 3 hours from trip, cost: $us 4;

· Villazón - Oruro: Train service, three times on week: Monday, Thursday y Saturday, at 14:30 pm; cost of the ticket: $us 27.

· Oruro - La Paz: All day buses every half hour, cost: 5 $us

· Sucre - La Paz: All day buses, cost of the bus ticket: $us 15, horas de viaje 14;

· Sucre - Cochabamba: In bus, all days, 12 hours trip, cost: $us 10;

· Cochabamba - La Paz: Departures all day, 6 hours trip, $us 10;

· La Paz - Tihuanaku: salida de buses a partir de las 6:00 y retorno a la ciudad de

· La Paz a las 18:00 en buses de línea, el costo $us 3.50; tiempo de viaje, 3 horas.

· La Paz - Copacabana: All day buses and every hour from 6:00 to 18:00, 3 hours trip, $us 3.

· Santa Cruz - Cochabamba (every day bus), travel time: 8 hours, cost $us 10)

· Cochabamba - La Paz: Departures: All day, 6 hours trip, cost: $us 10;

· Cochabamba - Sucre (Every day bus, cost: $us 11, travel time: 12 horas)

· Sucre - Potosí (Every day bus)

· Potosí - La Paz (Train 2 veces por semana, bus every day, aproximate cost: $us 12)

· Villazón - Uyuni (Salt flat) (Train departures: Monday, Jueves and Saturday Hours 14:30, cost: $us 7)

· Uyuni - Potosí (Every day bus, cost: $us 6, travel time: 8 hours)

 
Updating, July 2008