There are 6 ways to get from Puno to Bolivia by bus, car, plane, busferry, taxi, 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, drive, fly
best- Take the bus from Terminal Zonal de Juliaca to Terminal Interregional de Desaguaderobus
- Drive from Terminal Interregional de Desaguadero to Patamantacar
- Fly from La Paz Airport to Cochabamba Airportplane
- Fly from Cochabamba Airport to Aeropuerto Internacional Viru Viruplane
10h 52m$434–480Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Plaza Sucrebus
- Take the busferry from Copacabana to La Pazbusferry
- Take the bus from La Paz to Santa Cruzbus
28h 39m$25–165Drive 1,084.3 km
- Drive from Juliaca to Santa Cruz de la Sierracar 1,084.3 km
17h 4m$163–236Bus, taxi, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Plaza Sucrebus
- Take the taxi from Plaza Sucre to San Pablo de Tiquinataxi
- Take the bus from San Pablo de Tiquina to El Altobus
- Fly from La Paz Airport to Cochabamba Airportplane
- Fly from Cochabamba Airport to Aeropuerto Internacional Viru Viruplane
14h 45m$497–572Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Terminal Terrestre Punobus
- Take the bus from Puno to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Santa Cruzbus
28h 44m$238–310Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Terminal Terrestre Punobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cochabambabus
- Take the bus from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz de la Sierrabus
29h 40m$74–83
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puno to Bolivia is to bus and Tour which costs $70 - $85 and takes 29h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Puno to Bolivia is to bus and drive and fly which takes 10h 52m and costs $430 - $480.
The distance between Puno and Bolivia is 910 km. The road distance is 1084.3 km.
The best way to get from Puno to Bolivia without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 28h 39m and costs $24 - $170.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Puno to Bolivia, including transfers.
Bolivia is 1h ahead of Puno. It is currently 11:17 AM in Puno and 12:17 PM in Bolivia.
Yes, the driving distance between Puno to Bolivia is 1084 km. It takes approximately 17h 4m to drive from Puno to Bolivia.
There are 743+ hotels available in Bolivia.
What companies run services between Puno, Peru and Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Santa Cruz de la Sierra via Puno, La Paz, and Santa Cruz in around 28h 44m.
- Phone
- +51904244509
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Zonal de Juliaca to Terminal Interregional de Desaguadero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Plaza Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–50
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Terminal Terrestre Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 7308 2555
- marcoscondori2580@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Copacabana to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Busferry from Copacabana to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 76760037
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Copacabana to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–65
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
Bus from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–110
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- info@transcopacabanasa.com
- Website
- 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 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
- +59176400493
- Website
- 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
Bus from San Pablo de Tiquina to El Alto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Terminal Terrestre Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 928351548
- alasdelsursrl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Terminal Terrestre Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 982 802 624
- heroesdelpacifico9@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Terminal Terrestre Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 978645747
- turismorealdorado.mdd@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Interdepartamental de Juliaca to Terminal Terrestre Puno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- nuevo.continente.srl@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–250
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +51 051 630 257
- info@rumboexplora.com
- Website
- titicaca.cruises
Shuttle from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- titicaca.cruises
- Phone
- +59176401000
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 72201573
- jose_eddyporsiempre@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Minibuses-Carrasco-Tropical-100089251686191/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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