There are 8 ways to get from Villazón to El Alto by bus, plane, car, 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 to Tarija, fly to El Alto International Airport
best- Take the bus from Villazón to Tarijabus
- Fly from Tarija (TJA) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane TJA - LPB
5h 47m$124–254Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villazón to La Pazbus La Paz
15h$7–30Bus via Oruro
- Take the bus from Villazón to Orurobus
- Take the bus from Oruro to Patacamayabus
- Take the bus from Patacamaya to La Pazbus
14h 43mDrive 817.5 km
- Drive from Villazón to El Altocar 817.5 km
11h 38m$43–62Bus to Uyuni Airport, fly to La Paz Airport
- Take the bus from Villazón to Uyunibus
- Fly from Uyuni Airport to La Paz Airportplane
7h 40m$124–126Bus to Uyuni Airport, fly to El Alto International Airport
- Take the bus from Villazón to Uyunibus
- Fly from Uyuni Airport (UYU) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane UYU - LPB
7h 45m$141–203Bus to Alcantari Airport, fly to El Alto International Airport
- Take the bus from Villazón to Sucrebus
- Fly from Alcantari Airport (SRE) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)plane SRE - LPB
8h 29m$117–288Train to Uyuni Airport, fly to La Paz Airport
- Take the train from Villazón to Uyunítrain
- Fly from Uyuni Airport to La Paz Airportplane
12h 31m$122–127
Villazón to El Alto by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Villazón to El Alto is to bus which costs $7 - $30 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Villazón to El Alto is to bus and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $120 - $260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Villazón and arriving at La Paz. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Villazón and El Alto is 839 km. The road distance is 817.5 km.
The best way to get from Villazón to El Alto without a car is to bus via Oruro which takes 14h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Villazón to El Alto, including transfers.
Villazón to El Alto bus services, operated by Trans Del Sur 20 de Mayo, depart from Villazón station.
Villazón to El Alto bus services, operated by Trans Del Sur 20 de Mayo, arrive at La Paz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Villazón to El Alto is 817 km. It takes approximately 11h 38m to drive from Villazón to El Alto.
Book your Villazón to El Alto bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Villazón, Potosí, Bolivia and El Alto, Bolivia?
You can take a bus from Villazón to La Paz via Oruro and Patacamaya in around 14h 43m.
- Website
- boa.bo
Flights from Tarija to El Alto International Airport via Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Tarija to El Alto International Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Uyuni Airport to El Alto International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–190
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Alto International Airport via Cochabamba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Alcantari Airport to El Alto International Airport via Santa Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Phone
- +591 2 2184555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A
Train from Villazón to Uyuní
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A
- Phone
- +591 67370711
- Website
- Trans Villa del Norte
Bus from Villazón to Tarija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Trans Villa del Norte
- Phone
- +591 67935831
- Website
- Trans Del Sur 20 de Mayo
Bus from Villazón to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- Trans Del Sur 20 de Mayo
Bus from Villazón to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- Trans Del Sur 20 de Mayo
- Phone
- +591 67195979
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Azul
Bus from Villazón to Oruro
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- Trans Azul
- Phone
- +591 2283490
Bus from Oruro to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
Bus from Patacamaya to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Phone
- +591 2228 1894
- Website
- Trans Aroma
Bus from Oruro to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trans Aroma
- Website
- Trans Aroma
Bus from Patacamaya to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trans Aroma
- Website
- Trans Aroma
- Phone
- +591 70412349
Bus from Oruro to Patacamaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Trans 6 de agosto
Bus from Patacamaya to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Trans 6 de agosto
- Phone
- +591 73858000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
Bus from Villazón to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
Bus from Villazón to Uyuni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Coop. De Transporte De Carga y Pasajeros Quechisla Ltda.
- Phone
- +591 77481238
- Website
- Transporte El Inca
Bus from Villazón to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- Transporte El Inca
- Standard
- $6–8
Bus from Villazón to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- Transporte El Inca
- Standard
- $10–12
- Phone
- +591 7116 2591
- Website
- busbud.com
Bus from Villazón to Sucre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Book at
- ticketsbolivia.com.bo
- Phone
- +591 2 2285657
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tickets Bolivia
Bus from Villazón to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Tickets Bolivia
- Website
- Flota Panamericana
- Road
- $7–10
- Phone
- +591 7203 7660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quirquincho Group
Bus from Villazón to La Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- Quirquincho Group
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