There are 8 ways to get from Puno to Tupiza by bus, car, plane, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Puno to La Pazbus Puno
- Take the bus from La Paz to Tupizabus La Paz
19h 30m$237–284Drive 956.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Puno to Tupizacar 956.6 km
14h 11m$145–209Bus, fly to Uyuni Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Puno to Terminal de Buses Desaguaderobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Desaguadero to La Pazbus
- Fly from La Paz Airport to Uyuni Airportplane
- Take the bus from Uyuni to Tupizabus
13h 47m$539–593Tour, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puno to La Paz
- Take the bus from La Paz to Patacamayabus
- Take the bus from Patacamaya to Orurobus
- Take the bus from Oruro to Tupizabus
24h 29mShuttle, bus to El Alto International Airport, fly to Tarija, 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 Tarija (TJA)plane LPB - TJA
- Take the bus from Tarija to Tupizabus
13h 16m$280–426Shuttle, 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 Tupizabus
13h 30m$285–347Bus, fly to Uyuni Airport, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Puno to Terminal de Buses Desaguaderobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Desaguadero to La Pazbus
- Fly from La Paz Airport to Uyuni Airportplane
- Take the train from Uyuní to Tupizatrain
17h 19m$537–594Shuttle, 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 Tupizabus
14h 48m$254–457
Puno to Tupiza by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Puno to Tupiza is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 14h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Puno to Tupiza is to shuttle and bus and fly which takes 13h 16m and costs $280 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Puno to Tupiza. However, there are services departing from Puno and arriving at Tupiza via La Paz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
The distance between Puno and Tupiza is 991 km. The road distance is 956.6 km.
The best way to get from Puno to Tupiza without a car is to bus which takes 19h 30m and costs $230 - $290.
It takes approximately 19h 30m to get from Puno to Tupiza, including transfers.
Puno to Tupiza bus services, operated by Trans Titicaca, depart from Puno station.
Puno to Tupiza bus services, operated by Trans Titicaca, arrive at La Paz station.
Tupiza is 1h ahead of Puno. It is currently 12:25 AM in Puno and 1:25 AM in Tupiza.
Yes, the driving distance between Puno to Tupiza is 957 km. It takes approximately 14h 11m to drive from Puno to Tupiza.
What companies run services between Puno, Peru and Tupiza, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Puno to Tupiza via La Paz in around 19h 30m.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Tarija via Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Tarija via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Uyuni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–190
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from El Alto International Airport to Alcantari Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Phone
- +591 2 2184555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A
Train from Uyuní to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A
- 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
- +591 2228 3843
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puno to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–250
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
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 La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–220
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
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 La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–220
- Book at
- Tickets Bolivia
- Phone
- +591 70469025
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresotupiza.com.bo
Bus from La Paz to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from Oruro to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 67935831
- Website
- Trans Del Sur 20 de Mayo
Bus from La Paz to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- Trans Del Sur 20 de Mayo
Bus from Oruro to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- Trans Del Sur 20 de Mayo
- Phone
- +591 77481238
- Website
- Transporte El Inca
Bus from La Paz to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- Transporte El Inca
- Standard
- $9–11
Bus from Sucre to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- Transporte El Inca
- Standard
- $6–7
- Phone
- +591 2245 8945
- [email protected]
- Website
- vicuna-travel.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Desaguadero to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
Bus from Terminal de Buses Desaguadero to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 73858000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
Bus from Uyuni to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
Bus from Uyuni to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
- 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 2283490
Bus from La Paz to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
Bus from Patacamaya to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Phone
- +591 2228 1894
- Website
- Trans Aroma
Bus from La Paz to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trans Aroma
- Website
- Trans Aroma
Bus from Patacamaya to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trans Aroma
- Website
- Trans Aroma
- Phone
- +591 70412349
Bus from La Paz to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Trans 6 de agosto
Bus from Patacamaya to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Trans 6 de agosto
- 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
Shuttle from Puno to Desaguadero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140
- 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
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 67370711
- Website
- Trans Villa del Norte
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Trans Villa del Norte
- Phone
- +591 466-60443
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autotransportes SAMA
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Schedules at
- Autotransportes SAMA
- Phone
- +591 75111565
- Website
- Trans Tours Juarez
Bus from Tarija to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Schedules at
- Trans Tours Juarez
- Road
- $7–17
- Phone
- +591 7116 2591
- Website
- busbud.com
Bus from Sucre to Tupiza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
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