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There are 7 ways to get from Chiang Mai to La Paz by bus, plane, or shuttle

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Bus to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, fly to El Alto International Airport
best
1. Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
2. Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)CEI - LPB
45h 40m
$1,211–1,524
Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to El Alto International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)CNX - LPB
35h 46m
$1,202–3,502
Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport, bus
1. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Chacalluta Arica Airport (ARI)CNX - ARI
2. Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to La Paz
44h 38m
$1,446–4,176
Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ)CNX - TCQ
2. Take the bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Arica
3. Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to La Paz
2d 4h
$1,334–3,687
Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport, shuttle, bus
1. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)CNX - JUL
2. Take a shuttle bus from Puno to Desaguadero
3. Take the bus from Desaguadero to La Paz
45h 3m
$1,924–5,224
Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)CNX - AQP
2. Take the bus from Arequipa to La Paz
2d 3h
$1,358–3,861
Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ)CNX - IQQ
2. Take the bus from Iquique Airport to Pozo Almonte
3. Take the bus from Pozo Almonte to Iquique
4. Take the bus from Iquique to Oruro
5. Take the bus from Oruro to La Paz
2d 1h

Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights

4Weekly Planes

44h 44mAverage Duration

$1,015Cheapest Price

Questions & Answers

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Distance: 18,894 km
Duration: 45h 40m

What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and La Paz, Bolivia?

Etihad and Boliviana de Aviación fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) 3 times a week.

Airlines

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Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Santiago

Ave. Duration: 47h 32m
When: Friday
Estimated price: $1,200–3,600

Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Madrid, Lima

Ave. Duration: 47h 40m
When: Friday
Estimated price: $1,200–1,500

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne, Santiago

Ave. Duration: 39h 16m
When: Friday
Estimated price: $1,400–4,100

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Santiago

Ave. Duration: 41h
When: Monday and Friday
Estimated price: $1,400–4,300

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Chacalluta Arica Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Santiago

Ave. Duration: 42h 27m
When: Tuesday and Friday
Estimated price: $1,400–4,300

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Lima

Ave. Duration: 38h
When: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: $1,600–4,700

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 46h 10m
When: Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $1,300–3,600

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Lima

Ave. Duration: 36h 15m
When: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: $1,700–5,000

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Lima

Ave. Duration: 37h 5m
When: Thursday
Estimated price: $1,300–3,800

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Santiago

Ave. Duration: 35h 33m
When: Tuesday
Estimated price: $1,700–5,500

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Santiago

Ave. Duration: 37h 18m
When: Tuesday
Estimated price: $1,700–5,500

Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Diego Aracena International Airport via Phuket, Melbourne, Santiago

Ave. Duration: 32h 11m
When: Thursday
Estimated price: $1,700–5,000

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El Alto(opens in a new window), Bolivia(opens in a new window)

El Alto (Spanish for "The Heights") is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020. It is also the highest major city in the world, with an average elevation of.

Things to do in El Alto

Mi Teleférico(Opens in a new window)

Mi Teleférico, also known as Teleférico La Paz–El Alto (La Paz–El Alto Cable Car), is an aerial cable car urban transit system serving the La Paz–El Alto metropolitan area in Bolivia. As of September 2017, the 17.3 km system consists of 17 stations along five lines: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Orange. The system was built by the Austrian company Doppelmayr Garaventa Group. Phase One, which consists of the Red, Yellow, and Green lines, opened in 2014. Phase Two will expand the system by an additional eight lines, starting with the Blue and Orange lines, which both opened in 2017. Two lines (Red and Yellow) connect the neighboring cities of La Paz and El Alto, which are separated by an elevation change of about 400 m.

Chacaltaya(Opens in a new window)

Chacaltaya (Mollo language for "bridge of winds" or "winds meeting point", Aymara for "cold road") is a mountain in the Cordillera Real, one of the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental, itself a range of the Bolivian Andes. Its elevation is 5421 m. Chacaltaya's glacier — which was as old as 18,000 years — had an area of 0.22 km2 in 1940, which had been reduced to 0.01 km2 in 2007 and was completely gone by 2009. Half of the meltdown, as measured by volume, took place before 1980. The final meltdown after 1980, due to missing precipitation and the warm phase of El Niño, resulted in the glacier's disappearance in 2009. The glacier was formerly one of the highest in South America, located about 30 km from La Paz, near Huayna Potosí mountain.

Museo San Francisco Cultural Center(Opens in a new window)

The Museo San Francisco Cultural Center is a cultural institution located in La Paz city, Bolivia. It was established with the aim of preserving and conserving the arts and memories related to events and historic moments of the city of La Paz in Bolivia, because the history of the convent and the Basilica of San Francisco that houses the museum is closely related to the history of this city.

National Museum of Archaeology(Opens in a new window)

The National Museum of Archaeology of Bolivia (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arqueología de Bolivia ) is the national archaeology museum of Bolivia. It is located in the capital of La Paz, two blocks east of the Prado. Operated by the National Institute of Archaeology, a specialized agency of the Deputy Minister of Culture, it is said to be the most prominent museum in Bolivia. The museum represents the cultural antecedents of the Bolivian people from the pre-Columbian era. There are displays of carved sculptures, as well as ceramic and painted objects in stone and metals.

Places to stay in El Alto

Qantu Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Hotel Sagarnaga(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Hotel Rosario La Paz(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Residencial Alta Vista(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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