There are 9 ways to get from Lima to Ciudad del Este 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 to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)plane LIM - IGR
11h 21m$289–602Bus via Córdoba
cheapest- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal de Ómnibus de Puerto Iguazúbus
3d 12h$74–13,399Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Metánbus
- Take the bus from Metán to El Galpónbus
- Take the bus from El Galpón to Clorindabus
- Drive from Clorinda to San Lorenzocar
- Take the bus from San Lorenzo to San José de los Arroyosbus
- Take the bus from San José de los Arroyos to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Estebus
3d 2h$189–396Drive 3,556.4 km
- Drive from Lima to Ciudad del Estecar 3,556.4 km
2d 5h$535–773Fly to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport (IGU)plane LIM - IGU
10h 31m$218–357Fly to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU)plane LIM - ASU
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Estebus
11h 45m$250–40,614Fly to Cascavel, bus
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Cascavel (CAC)plane LIM - CAC
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Cascavel to Foz do Iguaçu International Bus Stationbus
12h 54m$249–742Bus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Metánbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Ómnibus Posadasbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Encarnación to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Estebus
3d 4h$174–13,368Bus #2
- Take the bus from Lima - Atocongo to Campo Grandebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grande to Foz do Iguaçu International Bus Stationbus
4d 14h$317–602
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Ciudad del Este is to bus which costs $170 - $14,000 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Ciudad del Este is to fly which takes 10h 31m and costs $210 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Ciudad del Este. However, there are services departing from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and arriving at Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este via Terminal de Omnibus Metán, Posadas Terminal Quaranta and Terminal de Omnibus de Encarnación. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Lima and Ciudad del Este is 2865 km. The road distance is 3556.4 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Ciudad del Este without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs $170 - $14,000.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from Lima to Ciudad del Este, including transfers.
Lima to Ciudad del Este bus services, operated by La Veloz Del Norte, depart from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
The best way to get from Lima to Ciudad del Este is to fly which takes 11h 21m and costs $280 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $14,000 and takes 3 days 4h.
Lima to Ciudad del Este bus services, operated by La Veloz Del Norte, arrive at Metán station.
Ciudad del Este is 2h ahead of Lima. It is currently 12:53 PM in Lima and 2:53 PM in Ciudad del Este.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay?
JetSMART, Aerolíneas Argentinas, and LATAM Chile fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este via Terminal de Omnibus Metán, Posadas Terminal Quaranta, and Terminal de Omnibus de Encarnación in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–360
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–360
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–360
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–360
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cascavel via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cascavel via Cuzco, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cascavel via Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Foz Do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cataratas Del Iguazú International Airport via Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cascavel via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Cascavel via Curitiba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- [email protected]
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–258
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $100–150
- Cama
- $130–190
Bus from Metán to El Galpón
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $13–20
- Cama
- $15–23
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Metán
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–258
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $100–150
- Cama
- $130–190
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Metán to Terminal de Ómnibus Posadas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $50–75
- Cama
- $60–90
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from El Galpón to Clorinda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Semi Bed
- $45–70
- Bed
- $50–80
- Phone
- +595 21 238 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasantaniana.com.py
Bus from San Lorenzo to San José de los Arroyos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- lasantaniana.plataforma10.com.ar
- Book at
- lasantaniana.plataforma10.com.ar
- Semicama
- $7–10
Bus from San José de los Arroyos to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- lasantaniana.plataforma10.com.ar
- Book at
- lasantaniana.plataforma10.com.ar
- Semicama
- $13–17
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- lasantaniana.plataforma10.com.ar
- Book at
- lasantaniana.plataforma10.com.ar
- Semicama
- $18–23
- Phone
- +595 21 289 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- nsa.com.py
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–29
- Schedules at
- nsa.com.py
- Book at
- nsa.com.py
- Phone
- +595 2155 1705
- Website
- Transporte San Luis
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- Transporte San Luis
- Phone
- +595 21 551 731
- [email protected]
- Website
- NASA Nueva Asunción S.A.
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Schedules at
- NASA Nueva Asunción S.A.
- Phone
- +595 986 280001
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.py
- Phone
- +595 992 745000
- [email protected]
- Website
- plataforma10.com.py
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- eba.asuncion.gov.py
- Phone
- +595 0983 801623
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.py
- Semicama
- $15–20
- Phone
- +595 21 7283500
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresoparaguay.com.py
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Asunción to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40,000
- Schedules at
- expresoparaguay.com.py
- Book at
- expresoparaguay.com.py
- Cama
- $33,000–40,000
- Semicama
- $24–35
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quero Passagem - Viação Nordeste
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Cascavel to Foz do Iguaçu International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Quero Passagem - Viação Nordeste
- Website
- Clickbus - Viação Nordeste
- Phone
- 0800 42 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- princesadoscampos.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Cascavel to Foz do Iguaçu International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- princesadoscampos.com.br
- Book at
- princesadoscampos.com.br
- Phone
- +55 55 4020-7488
- [email protected]
- Website
- planalto.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Cascavel to Foz do Iguaçu International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- planalto.com.br
- Book at
- planalto.com.br
- Phone
- +55 0800 940 8090
- [email protected]
- Website
- roderotas.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Cascavel to Foz do Iguaçu International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- roderotas.com
- Book at
- roderotas.com
- Phone
- 800 045 5050
- Website
- eucatur.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Cascavel to Foz do Iguaçu International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- eucatur.com.br
- Book at
- eucatur.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Campo Grande to Foz do Iguaçu International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- eucatur.com.br
- Book at
- eucatur.com.br
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Encarnación to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- Nuestra Señora de Encarnacion (NSE)
- Phone
- +595 981 413775
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Encarnación to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- eltigre.plataforma10.com.py
- Book at
- eltigre.plataforma10.com.py
- Phone
- +595 9 8676 6449
- [email protected]
- Website
- plataforma10.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Encarnación to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.py
- Phone
- +595 9 7312 5123
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Encarnación to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +595 786 230 916
- Website
- encarnacion.com.py
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Encarnación to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- encarnacion.gov.py
- Phone
- +595 9 8570 6430
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Encarnación to Terminal de Ómnibus de Ciudad del Este
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 305 677 0535
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–260
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Phone
- +54 0376 4456513
- [email protected]
- Website
- riouruguaybus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Terminal de Ómnibus de Puerto Iguazú
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $72–140
- Schedules at
- riouruguaybus.com.ar
- Book at
- riouruguaybus.com.ar
- Semicama
- $85–120
- Cama
- $100–140
- Phone
- +55 (68) 3221-1660
- Website
- transacreana.com.br
Bus from Lima - Atocongo to Campo Grande
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Schedules at
- transacreana.com.br
- Book at
- transacreana.com.br
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