There are 5 ways to get from Puno to Tarija by shuttle, bus, plane, or car
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Shuttle, bus, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to Desaguadero
- Take the bus from Desaguadero to La Pazbus
- Fly from El Alto International Airport (LPB) to Tarija (TJA)plane LPB - TJA
8h 48m$290–402Tour, bus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to La PazPuno / ...
- Take the bus from La Paz to Tarijabus La Paz-Tarija
27h 45m$57–140Bus via Desaguadero
- 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 Tarijabus
18h 15m$404–453Drive 1,095.6 km
- Drive from Puno to Tarijacar 1,095.6 km
16h 25m$165–238Bus
- Take the bus from Puno to La Pazbus Puno
- Take the bus from La Paz to Tarijabus La Paz / ...
18h 45m$237–258
Puno to Tarija by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puno to Tarija is to Tour and bus which costs $55 - $140 and takes 27h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Puno to Tarija is to shuttle and bus and fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $290 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Puno to Tarija. However, there are services departing from Terminal Terrestre Puno and arriving at Tarija via Terminal de Buses Desaguadero and La Paz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 15m.
The distance between Puno and Tarija is 949 km. The road distance is 1095.6 km.
The best way to get from Puno to Tarija without a car is to bus via Desaguadero which takes 18h 15m and costs $400 - $460.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Puno to Tarija, including transfers.
Puno to Tarija bus services, operated by Nuevo Continente Internacional, depart from Terminal Terrestre Puno station.
Puno to Tarija bus services, operated by Nuevo Continente Internacional, arrive at Terminal de Buses Desaguadero station.
Tarija is 1h ahead of Puno. It is currently 9:14 AM in Puno and 10:14 AM in Tarija.
Yes, the driving distance between Puno to Tarija is 1096 km. It takes approximately 16h 25m to drive from Puno to Tarija.
What companies run services between Puno, Peru and Tarija, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Terrestre Puno to Tarija via Terminal de Buses Desaguadero and La Paz in around 18h 15m.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–240
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Tarija via Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Phone
- +51 95 175 5337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sacred Lake Titikaka
Shuttle from Puno to Desaguadero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- Sacred Lake Titikaka
Bus from Desaguadero to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- 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
- Tickets Bolivia
Bus from Terminal de Buses Desaguadero to Terminal de Buses La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–220
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
Bus from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–250
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
- Phone
- +591 62772284
- Website
- Flota San Lorenzo
Bus from La Paz to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- Flota San Lorenzo
Bus from La Paz to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- Flota San Lorenzo
- Phone
- +591 6 871 0342
- Website
- Expreso Tarija
Bus from La Paz to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- Expreso Tarija
Bus from La Paz to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- Expreso Tarija
- 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
- Phone
- +51 051 630 257
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rumbo Explora
Shuttle from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- Rumbo Explora
- Phone
- +591 71898490
- [email protected]
- Website
- Expreso El Bermejeño
Bus from La Paz to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Expreso El Bermejeño
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Copacabana SA
Bus from La Paz to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Schedules at
- Trans Copacabana SA
- Phone
- +591 466-60443
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autotransportes SAMA
Bus from La Paz to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–90
- Schedules at
- Autotransportes SAMA
- Phone
- +591 4666 2724
- Website
- Platinum - Bolivia en tus manos
Bus from La Paz to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- Platinum - Bolivia en tus manos
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