There are 4 ways to get from Atacama Desert to La Paz by unknown, plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, fly
best- Walk from Atacama Desert to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)ANF - LPB
12h 21mTravel, Tour, bus
- Walk from Atacama Desert to Mano del Desierto
- Take a shuttle bus from Mano del Desierto to Antofagasta
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Oruro
- Take the bus from Oruro to La Paz
26h 5mTravel, Tour, bus via Iquique
- Walk from Atacama Desert to Mano del Desierto
- Take a shuttle bus from Mano del Desierto to Antofagasta
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
30h 37mTravel, Tour, bus via Iquique #2
- Walk from Atacama Desert to Mano del Desierto
- Take a shuttle bus from Mano del Desierto to Antofagasta
- Take the bus from Antofagasta to Iquique
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
30h 58m
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Atacama Desert and La Paz is 975 km.
The best way to get from Atacama Desert to La Paz without a car is to travel and Tour and bus which takes 26h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Atacama Desert to La Paz, including transfers.
There are 456+ hotels available in La Paz.
What companies run services between Atacama Desert, Antofagasta Region, Chile and La Paz, Bolivia?
There is no direct connection from Atacama Desert to La Paz. However, you can travel to Antofagasta Airport (ANF) airport then fly to El Alto International Airport (LPB). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Atacama Desert to La Paz via Mano del Desierto, Antofagasta, Jose Santos Ossa esq. General Baquedano, Victor Jara esq. Ollague, Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, and Oruro in around 26h 5m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Alto International Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Phone
- +56 9 4577 7777
- reservas@denomades.com
- Website
- denomades.com
Shuttle from Mano del Desierto to Antofagasta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- denomades.com
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- jetnort.superclass@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 7750 0534
- irupanabolivia@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Aitrans.bolivia/
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $26–35
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- info@plusschile.cl
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $13–17
- Cama
- $18–25
- contacto@ciktur.cl
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Semi Cama
- $13–20
- Cama
- $24–35
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $18–22
- Salón Cama
- $21–25
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- atencion_clientes@turbus.cl
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Semi Cama
- $15–22
- Cama
- $21–29
- Premium
- $60–75
- Phone
- +56 57 226 9210
- consultas@ramoscholele.cl
- Website
- busesramoscholele.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–47
- Schedules at
- busesramoscholele.cl
- Semi cama
- $11–16
- Salón cama
- $44–47
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/sol-del-norte
- Phone
- +56 57 2 578086
- Busesnorteazul@gmail.com
- Website
- norteazul.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/buses-horizonte
- Phone
- +56 2 2776 5544
- contacto@busesevans.cl
- Website
- busesevans.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 8480 4504
- romabuses@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 22 683 8528
- hola@andimar.cl
- Website
- andimar.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Schedules at
- andimar.cl
- Semi Cama
- $9–14
- Cama
- $12–23
- Phone
- +56 6063 9308
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 17 249 7088
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 2 67200161
- central@trans-salvador.com
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://trans-salvador.com/inicioEn.php
- Website
- flixbus.cl
Bus from Antofagasta to Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.cl
- Road
- $12–24
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