There are 3 ways to get from La Paz to El Alto by bus, taxi, or foot
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The cheapest way to get from La Paz to El Alto is to line 212 bus which costs $1 and takes 39 min.
The fastest way to get from La Paz to El Alto is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs $10 - $13.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sopocachi and arriving at La Paz Airport. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 39 min.
The distance between La Paz and El Alto is 7 km.
The best way to get from La Paz to El Alto without a car is to line 212 bus which takes 39 min and costs $1.
The line 212 bus from Sopocachi to La Paz Airport takes 39 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
La Paz to El Alto bus services, operated by Cotranstur, depart from Sopocachi station.
La Paz to El Alto bus services, operated by Cotranstur, arrive at La Paz Airport station.
There are 435+ hotels available in El Alto.
What companies run services between La Paz, Bolivia and El Alto, Bolivia?
Cotranstur operates a bus from Sopocachi to La Paz Airport every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1 and the journey takes 39 min.
- Phone
- +591 7623 4081
- Website
- Cotranstur
Bus from Sopocachi to La Paz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Cotranstur
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Estimated price
- $10–13
DIPLOMÁTICO - RADIOTAXI
- Phone
- +591 2 2224343
- Website
- amerpages.com
Radio Taxi City La Paz
- Phone
- +591 2 2221212
- Website
- amarillas.bo
Radio Taxi Milenio
- Phone
- +591 2 2383838
- Website
- es-la.facebook.com
SPEEDY JR - RADIOTAXI
- Phone
- +591 2 2233434
- Website
- facebook.com
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