There are 8 ways to get from Puno to Potosí by bus, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Desaguadero
best- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Puno to Terminal de Buses Desaguaderobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Desaguadero to Terminal de Buses La Pazbus
- Take the bus from La Paz to Potosíbus
17h$401–453Tour, bus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to La PazPuno / ...
- Take the bus from La Paz to Potosi Bus Terminalbus La Paz
23h 30m$70Drive 753.7 km
- Drive from Puno to Potosícar 753.7 km
11h 29m$114–164Shuttle, bus to El Alto International Airport, fly to Alcantari Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to Desaguadero
- Take the bus from Desaguadero to La Pazbus
- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Alcantari Airport (SRE)plane LPB - SRE
- Take the bus from Sucre to Potosibus
11h 57m$235–380Bus
- Take the bus from Puno to La Pazbus Puno
- Take the bus from La Paz to Potosíbus La Paz
17h 30m$234–258Bus #2
- Take the bus from Puno to La Pazbus Puno
- Take the bus from La Paz to Potosibus La Paz / ...
18h 30m$233–304Bus, drive, fly to Cochabamba Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Zonal Sur de Puno to Terminal Interregional de Desaguaderobus
- Drive from Terminal Interregional de Desaguadero to Patamantacar
- Fly from La Paz Airport to Cochabamba Airportplane
- Take the bus from Cochabamba to Potosíbus
12h 22mShuttle, bus to El Alto International Airport, fly to Uyuni Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to Desaguadero
- Take the bus from Desaguadero to La Pazbus
- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Uyuni Airport (UYU)plane LPB - UYU
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Potosíbus
13h 37m$284–363
El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Alcantari Airport (SRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puno to Potosí is to Tour and bus which costs $70 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Puno to Potosí is to drive which takes 11h 29m and costs $110 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Puno to Potosí. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Puno and arriving at Potosí via Terminal de Buses Desaguadero and La Paz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Puno and Potosí is 793 km. The road distance is 753.7 km.
The best way to get from Puno to Potosí without a car is to bus via Desaguadero which takes 17h and costs $400 - $460.
It takes approximately 17h to get from Puno to Potosí, including transfers.
Puno to Potosí bus services, operated by Trans Titicaca, depart from Puno station.
Puno to Potosí bus services, operated by Trans Titicaca, arrive at La Paz station.
Potosí is 1h ahead of Puno. It is currently 8:28 PM in Puno and 9:28 PM in Potosí.
Yes, the driving distance between Puno to Potosí is 754 km. It takes approximately 11h 29m to drive from Puno to Potosí.
What companies run services between Puno, Peru and Potosí, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Puno to Potosí via Terminal de Buses Desaguadero, Terminal de Buses La Paz, and La Paz in around 17h.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Alcantari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Uyuni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Phone
- +591 22283843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Puno to Terminal de Buses Desaguadero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–230
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
Bus from Terminal de Buses Desaguadero to Terminal de Buses La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–220
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
Bus from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–250
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
Bus from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–250
- Book at
- https://www.ticketsbolivia.com/company/nc_internacional.php
- Phone
- +591 69416892
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 7354 1750
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $62
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/notes/347346443152929/
Bus from La Paz to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $62
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/notes/347346443152929/
- Phone
- +591 60340030
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cochabamba to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 95 175 5337
- [email protected]
- Website
- sacredlaketitikaka.com
Shuttle from Puno to Desaguadero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- https://sacredlaketitikaka.com/
Shuttle from Puno to Desaguadero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- https://sacredlaketitikaka.com/
Bus from Desaguadero to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
Bus from Desaguadero to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +591 71160539
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sucre to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 684 06 744
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sucre to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 051 630 257
- [email protected]
- Website
- titicaca.cruises
Shuttle from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- titicaca.cruises
- Phone
- +591 7300 7103
- [email protected]
- Website
- kanootours.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://www.kanootours.com/
- Phone
- +591 76760037
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–110
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
Bus from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–110
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $5–7
- Semicama
- $7–10
- Cama
- $11–13
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- +591 466-60443
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Paz to Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51904244509
- [email protected]
- Website
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Zonal Sur de Puno to Terminal Interregional de Desaguadero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Schedules at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Book at
- aeroexpreso.com.pe
- Phone
- +591 72323251
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Uyuni to Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Book at
- busbud.com
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