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La Paz · Bolivia

Car hire and driving in La Paz

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Bolivia traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LPB means 4 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648824 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.

Drives from La Paz

Car rental from La Paz: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
La Paz to OruroBolivia198 km (123 mi)about 3 h 2 min
La Paz to PunoPeru213 km (132 mi)about 3 h 15 min
La Paz to QuillacolloBolivia222 km (138 mi)about 3 h 24 min
La Paz to CochabambaBolivia233 km (145 mi)about 3 h 33 min
La Paz to JuliacaPeru239 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
La Paz to SacabaBolivia246 km (153 mi)about 3 h 45 min
La Paz to TacnaPeru280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
La Paz to AricaChile317 km (197 mi)about 4 h 50 min
La Paz to ArequipaPeru361 km (225 mi)about 5 h 31 min
La Paz to SucreBolivia416 km (258 mi)about 6 h 20 min
La Paz to PotosíBolivia426 km (265 mi)about 6 h 30 min
La Paz to IquiqueChile464 km (288 mi)about 7 h 4 min
La Paz to LimaPeru1,077 km (669 mi)about 16 h 26 min
La Paz to ManausBrazil1,734 km (1,078 mi)about 26 h 27 min
La Paz to Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia547 km (340 mi)about 8 h 20 min
La Paz to AsunciónParaguay1,463 km (909 mi)about 22 h 19 min
La Paz to CallaoPeru1,087 km (675 mi)about 16 h 35 min
La Paz to TrujilloPeru1,504 km (935 mi)about 22 h 57 min
La Paz to Campo GrandeBrazil1,489 km (926 mi)about 22 h 43 min
La Paz to CuiabáBrazil1,292 km (803 mi)about 19 h 42 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in La Paz?

The right, as everywhere in Bolivia.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.