There are 4 ways to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rurrenabaque by plane, bus, ferry, cable car, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)VVI - LPB
- Take the bus from Villa Fátima, La Paz to Rurrenabaque
8h 22mDrive 1,236.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rurrenabaque1,236.7 km
18h 39m$61–87Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz El Alto
- Take the bus from El Alto to Caranavi
- Take the bus from Caranavi to Guanay
- Take the ferry from Guanay to Rurrenabaque
4d 9hBus, Teleférico
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Take the cable car from Armentia / Riosinho to Villarroel / Inalmama
- Take the bus from Villa Fátima, La Paz to Rurrenabaque
7d 1h
Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rurrenabaque is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 18h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rurrenabaque is to drive which takes 18h 39m and costs $60 - $90.
The distance between Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Rurrenabaque is 1000 km. The road distance is 1236.7 km.
The best way to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rurrenabaque without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 4 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rurrenabaque, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rurrenabaque is 1237 km. It takes approximately 18h 39m to drive from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rurrenabaque.
There are eight+ hotels available in Rurrenabaque.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia and Rurrenabaque, Bolivia?
There is no direct connection from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Rurrenabaque. However, you can take the line 135 bus to Aeropuerto Internacional Viru Viru, walk to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) airport, fly to El Alto International Airport (LPB), walk to La Paz Airport, take the line 212 bus to Plaza Isabel La Católica, La Paz, walk to Club The Strongest-Bolivar, take the bus to Barrio Petrolero, walk to Villa Fátima, La Paz, then take the bus to Rurrenabaque. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Cruz to Rurrenabaque via La Paz El Alto, El Alto, Caranavi, Guanay, and Guanay in around 4d 9h.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Viru Viru International Airport to El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–160
Flights from Viru Viru International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Phone
- +591 2217 9300
- info@miteleferico.bo
- Website
- miteleferico.bo
Cable car from Armentia / Riosinho to Villarroel / Inalmama
- Ave. Duration
- 6d 2h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- http://www.miteleferico.bo/
- Phone
- +591 7777 8377
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villa Fátima, La Paz to Rurrenabaque
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +59176766876
- transcopacabana1mem@outlook.com
- Website
- transcopacabanamem1.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz El Alto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 78961101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Alto to Caranavi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/FlotaYunguena
- Phone
- +591 7897 7008
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Caranavi to Guanay
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/CARANAVIAJES
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- info@transcopacabanasa.com
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- 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 Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- 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 Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +591 3892 2527
- balaTours@hotmail.com
- Website
- amazon-tours.org
Ferry from Guanay to Rurrenabaque
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 12h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Schedules at
- amazon-tours.org
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