Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:13 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 40m over 101 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 28 September 2026
€11.88
- 46%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Puerto Cruz
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:13First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 50%Run direct
Buying this journey
Tickets for Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras are bought at the station or from a local agent.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €17.39Mon21
- about €15.19Tue22
- about €14.64Wed23
- about €14.64Thu24
- about €15.74Fri25
- about €15.74Sat26
- about €11.89Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €12.99Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.88Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €11.88Sat10
- about €11.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Punta de Piedras. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Punta de Piedras for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.897 days
- €14.643 days
- €17.391 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 46 percent. The dearest point is €17.39, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 14 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
101 km
96 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
370,000 → 31,886
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 101 km against 96 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Araya, Cumaná. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Punta de Piedras is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Terminal de Pasajeros El Salitre
Most of the points near Terminal de Pasajeros El Salitre open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras?
The fastest journey from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras takes 4h 40m door to door, of which 3h 18m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 4h 54m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras?
The cheapest fare from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras?
The cheapest way from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 48m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras?
Fares from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 46 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras?
Gran Cacique Express, NaviBus publish service areas covering both Puerto Cruz and Punta de Piedras, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras?
50 percent of the services we sell from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras are direct. The rest connect at Araya, Cumaná, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras use?
Services from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras by ferry leave from Puerto La Cruz and arrive at Muelle de Punta de Piedras. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Puerto Cruz to Punta de Piedras on 20 September 2026: 101 km of route against 96 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 4h 40m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Punta de Piedras a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Punta de Piedras and across Venezuela
Day trips that leave Punta de Piedras in the morning and cover a good part of Venezuela by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Puerto Cruz reaches 3 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 57 to 96 km. Punta de Piedras reaches 5 places in 1 countries, from 40 to 314 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Puerto Cruz
- 3Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Punta de Piedras
Leaving Punta de Piedras
- 5Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators