There are 6 ways to get from Recife to La Paz 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 from Recife International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane REC - LPB
11h 43m$311–1,002Bus
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to La Pazbus
3d 17h$470–655Drive 4,931.2 km
- Drive from Recife to La Pazcar 4,931.2 km
2d 19h$498–718Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane JPA - LPB
15h 20m$400–1,241Bus to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Maceióbus
- Fly from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane MCZ - LPB
18h 42m$322–987Bus via Recife
- Take the bus from Recife Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruzbus
- Take the bus from Santa Cruz to La Pazbus
4d 6h$440–628
Recife International Airport (REC) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to La Paz is to bus via Recife which costs $440 - $650 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Recife to La Paz is to fly which takes 11h 43m and costs $310 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Recife to La Paz. However, there are services departing from Recife - TIP and arriving at La Paz via Intermunicipal, Terminal Barra Funda and Santa Cruz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 17h.
The distance between Recife and La Paz is 3741 km. The road distance is 4931.2 km.
The best way to get from Recife to La Paz without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 17h and costs $470 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Recife to La Paz, including transfers.
Recife to La Paz bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, depart from Recife - TIP station.
The best way to get from Recife to La Paz is to fly which takes 11h 43m and costs $310 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $470 - $700 and takes 3 days 17h.
Recife to La Paz bus services, operated by Catedral Turismo, arrive at Tietê Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Recife to La Paz is 4931 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Recife to La Paz.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and La Paz, Bolivia?
Azul, Boliviana de Aviación, and two other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Recife - TIP to La Paz via Tietê Bus Terminal, Intermunicipal, Terminal Barra Funda Lado Sul Plat. C, Terminal Barra Funda, and Santa Cruz in around 3d 17h.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Recife International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Sao Paulo, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Recife International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Ezeiza, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Sao Paulo, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Sao Paulo, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Ezeiza, Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Sao Paulo, Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Phone
- 0800 8801 315
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- +591 68922302
- [email protected]
- Website
- lapreferida.com.bo
Bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- lapreferida.com.bo
Bus from Terminal Barra Funda to Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $250
- Schedules at
- lapreferida.com.bo
- Phone
- +591-72233555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- transcopacabanasa.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- 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 Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +591 69414917
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Normal
- $7–10
- Semicama
- $10–13
- Cama
- $16–19
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- 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 Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +59176400493
- Website
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–65
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–65
- Schedules at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Book at
- flotaeldorado.com
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.br/
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- [email protected]
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- progressoonline.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Book at
- progressoonline.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 0044
- Website
- gontijo.com.br
Bus from Recife Bus Station to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Schedules at
- gontijo.com.br
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