Trains in Bolivia

16 routes and 2 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 16 Trains routes in Bolivia, serving 7 places through 2 operators. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €11.88 and the median route runs 138 km.

Checked 30 September 2026Priced for 30 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Trains in Bolivia, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 16Routes we sell
  • 7Places served
  • 2Operators
  • 16Domestic routes
  • 0Cross border routes
  • 138 kmMedian route
  • 473 kmLongest route
  • 0Countries
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in Bolivia

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

The routes we sell in Bolivia, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Montero to Santa Cruz de la Sierra train€11.881h 14m50 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Montero train€11.881h 16m50 km
Potosí to Sucre train€16.291h 33m80 km
Sucre to Potosí train€16.291h 31m80 km
Oruro to Viacha train€36.092h 22m195 km
Viacha to Oruro train€36.092h 31m195 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Yacuiba train€65.244h 9m473 km
Yacuiba to Santa Cruz de la Sierra train€65.244h 8m473 km

The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in La Paz are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of La Paz and across Bolivia

The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km1275%Montero, 50 km
200 to 600 km425%Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 473 km

Train destinations

Common questions about Trains in Bolivia

What Trains routes are there in Bolivia?

We sell 16 Trains routes in Bolivia, serving 7 places, run by 2 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

How much do Trains tickets in Bolivia cost?

The cheapest Trains fare in Bolivia is €11.88 for one passenger, across the 16 routes we sell there. The median route runs 138 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.

Can I travel out of Bolivia by Trains?

0 of the Trains routes we sell touching Bolivia cross a border and 16 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Trains services in Bolivia?

2 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Bolivia: Ferroviaria Andina, Ferroviaria Oriental. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.

What is the longest Trains route in Bolivia?

The longest Trains route we sell touching Bolivia runs from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Yacuiba, 473 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 138 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

The journey ends at Terminal de Buses La Paz. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in La Paz for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Terminal de Buses La Paz and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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