There are 4 ways to get from Lima to Santa Cruz by plane, bus, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)plane LIM - VVI
3h 16m$228–571Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Pazbus La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Santa Cruzbus La Paz
2d$109–604Bus via Cochabamba
- Take the bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Cochabambabus
- Take the bus from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz de la Sierrabus
46h 47m$145–156Drive 2,273.6 km
- Drive from Lima to Santa Cruz de la Sierracar 2,273.6 km
32h 27m$342–494
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lima to Santa Cruz is to bus via Cochabamba which costs $140 - $160 and takes 46h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to Santa Cruz is to fly which takes 3h 16m and costs $220 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Lima to Santa Cruz. However, there are services departing from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte and arriving at Santa Cruz de la Sierra via Oltursa Lima Terminal, La Paz, Plaza Colón and Cochabamba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 47m.
The distance between Lima and Santa Cruz is 1653 km. The road distance is 2273.6 km.
The best way to get from Lima to Santa Cruz without a car is to bus via Cochabamba which takes 46h 47m and costs $140 - $160.
It takes approximately 3h 16m to get from Lima to Santa Cruz, including transfers.
Lima to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Vicuña Travel, depart from Oltursa Lima Terminal station.
The best way to get from Lima to Santa Cruz is to fly which takes 3h 16m and costs $220 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Cochabamba, which costs $140 - $160 and takes 46h 47m.
Lima to Santa Cruz bus services, operated by Vicuña Travel, arrive at La Paz station.
Santa Cruz is 1h ahead of Lima. It is currently 9:23 AM in Lima and 10:23 AM in Santa Cruz.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and Santa Cruz, Bolivia?
LATAM Chile and Boliviana de Aviación fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Santa Cruz de la Sierra via Oltursa Lima Terminal, La Paz, Cochabamba, Plaza Colón, Avenida República, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in around 46h 47m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Viru Viru International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- [email protected]
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Bus from Oltursa Lima Terminal to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +59176401000
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 72201573
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Minibuses-Carrasco-Tropical-100089251686191/
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lima - Terminal Arriola to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Phone
- +591 7297 1111
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $7–10
- Semicama
- $10–13
- Cama
- $16–19
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–65
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
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