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There are 5 ways to get from Viacha to Puno by car, bus, or shuttle

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Drive, bus
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1. Drive from Viacha to Terminal Interregional de Desaguaderocar
2. Take the bus from Terminal Interregional de Desaguadero to Terminal Zonal Sur de Punobus Aeroexpreso
4h 10m
$17–55
Drive 240.1 km
1. Drive from Viacha to Punocar 240.1 km
3h 57m
$37–53
Tour
1. Take a shuttle bus from La Paz to Punoshuttle Puno / ...
12h 57m
$65–68
Bus via Copacabana
1. Take the bus from La Paz to Copacabanabus La Paz
2. Take the bus from Plaza Sucre to Terminal Terrestre Punobus Aeroexpreso
7h 46m
$36–39
Bus
1. Take the bus from Terminal de Buses La Paz to Terminal Terrestre Punobus La Paz
8h 26m
$27–127

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Map of how to get from Viacha to Puno.

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Distance: 239.6 km
Duration: 4h 10m

What companies run services between Viacha, Bolivia and Puno, Peru?

Rumbo Explora operates a shuttle from La Paz to Puno hourly. Tickets cost $50 and the journey takes 12h 30m.

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Puno(opens in a new window), Peru(opens in a new window)

Puno (Aymara and Quechua: Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 140,839 (2015 estimate). The city was established in 1668 by viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro as capital of the province of Paucarcolla with the name San Juan Bautista de Puno. The name was later changed to San Carlos de Puno, in honor of king Charles II of Spain. Puno has several churches dating back from the colonial period; they were built to service the Spanish population and evangelize the Quechua people.

Things to do in Puno

Yavari (ship)(Opens in a new window)

Yavari is a ship commissioned (along with her sister ship Yapura) by the Peruvian government in 1861 for use on Lake Titicaca. She is named after the Javary River in the Loreto Region of Peru, bordering the Amazonas State (Brazil).

Sillustani(Opens in a new window)

Sillustani is a pre-Incan cemetery on the shores of Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru. The tombs, which are built above ground in tower-like structures called chullpas, are the vestiges of the Qulla people, who are Aymara conquered by the Inca Empire in the 15th century.

Places to stay in Puno

Tierra Viva Puno Plaza(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Sol Plaza Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Colonial Plaza Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Hotel Hacienda Plaza de Armas(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

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