There are 7 ways to get from Oruro to La Rioja by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Oruro to Villazónbus
- Take the bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal La Riojabus
27h 39m$131,792–199,141Train, bus via Palpalá
cheapest- Take the train from Oruro to Villazóntrain
- Take the bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Palpalábus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Palpalá to Terminal La Riojabus
39h 8m$90,506–179,451Train, bus
- Take the train from Oruro to Villazóntrain
- Take the bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal La Riojabus
37h 41m$100,506–178,451Drive 1,598.7 km
- Drive from Oruro to La Riojacar 1,598.7 km
20h 30m$198,552–286,798Fly from Oruro
- Fly from Oruro (ORU) to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ)plane ORU - IRJ
19h 41m$470,123–1,524,100Bus to Cochabamba, fly
- Take the bus from Oruro to Terminal de buses Cochabambabus
- Fly from Cochabamba (CBB) to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ)plane CBB - IRJ
16h 14m$547,926–1,763,958Train, Tour, bus
- Take the train from Oruro to Uyunítrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Uyuni to Salta
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Concepciónbus
- Take the bus from Concepción to Terminal La Riojabus
11d 12h$470,141–564,098
Oruro (ORU) to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oruro to La Rioja is to train and bus via Palpalá which costs $90000 - $180000 and takes 39h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Oruro to La Rioja is to bus and fly which takes 16h 14m and costs $550000 - $1800000.
The distance between Oruro and La Rioja is 1690 km. The road distance is 1598.7 km.
The best way to get from Oruro to La Rioja without a car is to bus which takes 27h 39m and costs $130000 - $200000.
It takes approximately 27h 39m to get from Oruro to La Rioja, including transfers.
The best way to get from Oruro to La Rioja is to bus which takes 27h 39m and costs $130000 - $200000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $470000 - $1600000 and takes 19h 41m.
La Rioja is 1h ahead of Oruro. It is currently 11:11 AM in Oruro and 12:11 PM in La Rioja.
Yes, the driving distance between Oruro to La Rioja is 1599 km. It takes approximately 20h 30m to drive from Oruro to La Rioja.
There are four+ hotels available in La Rioja.
What companies run services between Oruro, Bolivia and La Rioja, Argentina?
You can take a vehicle from Oruro to Terminal La Rioja via Oruro, Villazón, Terminal La Quiaca, and Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy in around 27h 39m. Alternatively, Boliviana de Aviación and Aerolíneas Argentinas fly from Oruro (ORU) to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) 4 times a week.
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Oruro to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450,000–1,500,000
Flights from Cochabamba to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Cochabamba to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport via Sucre, Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500,000–1,800,000
- Phone
- +591 2 2184555
- info@fca.com.bo
- Website
- ferroviaria-andina.com.bo
Train from Oruro to Villazón
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $17,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- ferroviaria-andina.com.bo
Train from Oruro to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8,500–16,000
- Schedules at
- ferroviaria-andina.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 70469025
- info@expresotupiza.com.bo
- Website
- expresotupiza.com.bo
Bus from Oruro to Villazón
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35,875
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +54 388 428 0041
- elquiaqueosrl@yahoo.com.ar
- Website
- xn--elquiaqueosrl-qkb.com
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22,900
- Schedules at
- xn--elquiaqueosrl-qkb.com
- Phone
- +54 0810 888 2258
- info@baluthermanos.com.ar
- Website
- balut.com.ar
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24,000–37,549
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $24,000–34,000
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Palpalá
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.balut.com.ar/en
- Semicama
- $25,000–35,000
- Phone
- +54 388 425 4331
- panamericanodejujuysa@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Convencional
- $22,000–30,000
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Palpalá
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Convencional
- $24,000–32,000
- Phone
- +54 388 424 9270
- tallerevelia1@hotmail.com
- Website
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal La Quiaca to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18,000–27,500
- Schedules at
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
- Book at
- eveliatransporte.com.ar
- Road
- $18,000–22,000
- Phone
- 0800-222-6513
- informes@la20.com.ar
- Website
- la20.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- la20.com.ar
- Semicama
- $65,000–90,000
- Cama
- $80,000–110,000
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Palpalá to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $75,000–110,000
- Semi Cama
- $60,000–90,000
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $36,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $47,000–70,000
- Semi Cama
- $36,000–55,000
Bus from Concepción to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Cama
- $42,000–60,000
- Semi Cama
- $32,000–46,000
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Palpalá to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $49,000–85,000
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $55,000–85,000
- Semi Bed
- $49,000–70,000
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Palpalá to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50,000–107,370
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $60,000–90,000
- Semi bed
- $50,000–70,000
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24,000–42,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $29,000–42,000
- Semi bed
- $24,000–33,000
Bus from Concepción to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19,000–34,000
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $24,000–34,000
- Semi bed
- $19,000–27,000
Bus from Oruro to Terminal de buses Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22,000–33,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $22,000–33,000
- Phone
- +54 9 387 449 6267
- info@tures.tur.ar
- Website
- tures.tur.ar
Shuttle from Uyuni to Salta
- Ave. Duration
- 10d 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $418,174
- Schedules at
- tures.tur.ar
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- atsj.com.ar
Bus from Concepción to Terminal La Rioja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27,000–47,000
- Schedules at
- atsj.com.ar
- Book at
- atsj.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $27,000–37,000
- Bed
- $34,000–47,000
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