There are 5 ways to get from Antofagasta to La Paz by plane, bus, 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
best- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane ANF - LPB
8h 59m$234–518Bus via Iquique
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquiquebus Antofagasta / ...
- Take the bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Pazbus La Paz
25h$77–186Bus via Patacamaya
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Orurobus
- Take the bus from Oruro to Patacamayabus
- Take the bus from Patacamaya to La Pazbus
16hDrive 1,042.5 km
- Drive from Antofagasta to La Pazcar 1,042.5 km
14h 57m$129–186Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Orurobus Santa Cruz
- Take the bus from Oruro to La Pazbus La Paz-Oruro
21h 1m
Antofagasta to La Paz by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antofagasta to La Paz is to bus via Iquique which costs $75 - $190 and takes 25h.
The fastest way to get from Antofagasta to La Paz is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs $230 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Antofagasta to La Paz. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada and arriving at La Paz via Oruro and Patacamaya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
The distance between Antofagasta and La Paz is 833 km. The road distance is 1042.5 km.
The best way to get from Antofagasta to La Paz without a car is to bus via Patacamaya which takes 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Antofagasta to La Paz, including transfers.
Antofagasta to La Paz bus services, operated by Trans Lujan SRL, depart from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada station.
The best way to get from Antofagasta to La Paz is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs $230 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus via Patacamaya, which costs and takes 16h.
Antofagasta to La Paz bus services, operated by Trans Lujan SRL, arrive at Oruro station.
Yes, the driving distance between Antofagasta to La Paz is 1043 km. It takes approximately 14h 57m to drive from Antofagasta to La Paz.
What companies run services between Antofagasta, Chile and La Paz, Bolivia?
LATAM Chile and Sky Airline fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to La Paz via Oruro and Patacamaya in around 16h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–490
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to El Alto International Airport via Concepcion, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–490
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Road
- $40–65
- Phone
- +591 2228 0861
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276261369
Bus from Patacamaya to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064276261369
- Phone
- +591 2228 1894
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://es-la.facebook.com/aromaheivan/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com.bo/empresa/trans-aroma.php
Bus from Patacamaya to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://es-la.facebook.com/aromaheivan/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com.bo/empresa/trans-aroma.php
- Phone
- +591 7152 0995
Bus from Oruro to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- andestransit.com
Bus from Patacamaya to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +591 2527 7355
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 7750 0534
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Oruro to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Aitrans.bolivia/
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $22–40
- Phone
- +56 22 3813 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- plusschile.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Book at
- https://www.recorrido.cl/pluss-chile/en
- Semi Cama
- $13–17
- Cama
- $18–25
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmansanandres.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- pullmansanandres.cl
- Semi Cama
- $30–45
- Cama
- $35–50
- Phone
- +56 22 822 7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Semi Cama
- $15–22
- Cama
- $20–28
- Premium
- $60–75
- [email protected]
- Website
- ciktur.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Schedules at
- kupos.cl
- Cama
- $30–40
- Semi Cama
- $26–35
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/sol-del-norte
- Phone
- +56 57 2 578086
- [email protected]
- Website
- norteazul.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Phone
- +56 9 5869 8737
- Website
- kupos.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/es/pasajes/bus/buses-horizonte
- Phone
- +56 2 2776 5544
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesevans.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busesevans.cl
- Phone
- +56 9 8480 4504
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Cardenal Carlos Oviedo Cavada to Rodovario de Iquique
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 6063 9308
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59 17 249 7088
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 72492788
- [email protected]
- Website
- trans-salvador.com
Bus from Rodovario de Iquique to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://trans-salvador.com/inicioEn.php
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