There are 5 ways to get from Lima to Samaipata by plane, bus, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)LIM - VVI
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
7h 1m$199–491Bus via Cusco
cheapest- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Take the bus from Cusco to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz El Alto - Terminal Bus to Sucre
- Take the bus from Sucre to Samaipata
2d 6h$77–98Bus via Sucre
- Take the bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Sucre
- Take the bus from Sucre to Samaipata
2d 1h$123–590Drive 2,178.5 km
- Drive from Lima to Samaipata2,178.5 km
31h 43m$328–473Bus
- Take the bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
2d 3h$122–593
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Samaipata is to bus via Cusco which costs $75 - $100 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Samaipata is to fly and bus which takes 7h 1m and costs $190 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Samaipata. However, there are services departing from Lima - Terminal Arriola and arriving at Samaipata via La Paz and Sucre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Lima and Samaipata is 1773 km. The road distance is 2178.5 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Samaipata without a car is to bus via Sucre which takes 2 days 1h and costs $120 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Lima to Samaipata, including transfers.
Lima to Samaipata bus services, operated by Nuevo Continente Internacional, depart from Lima - Terminal Arriola station.
Lima to Samaipata bus services, operated by Nuevo Continente Internacional, arrive at La Paz station.
Samaipata is 1h ahead of Lima. It is currently 3:52 AM in Lima and 4:52 AM in Samaipata.
Yes, the driving distance between Lima to Samaipata is 2179 km. It takes approximately 31h 43m to drive from Lima to Samaipata.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Samaipata, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to Samaipata via La Paz and Sucre in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport via La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Phone
- +591 71355988
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to Samaipata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- nuevo.continente.srl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- info@transcopacabanasa.com
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from La Paz to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Phone
- +591 71162608
- Website
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from La Paz to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from Sucre to Samaipata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +591 7297 1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–32
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $12–16
- Semicama
- $18–23
- Cama
- $28–32
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- flotacosmos1@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 9 1461 0940
- contacto@loschankasgroup.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cusco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +591 7300 7103
- info@kanootours.com
- Website
- kanootours.com
Bus from Cusco to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.kanootours.com/
- Phone
- +59176766876
- transcopacabana1mem@outlook.com
- Website
- transcopacabanamem1.com
Bus from La Paz El Alto - Terminal Bus to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
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