Oruro: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Oruro is a city of 208,684 people in Bolivia, 3,885 m (12,746 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Oruro runs from about 11 h 5 min a day in late June to 13 h 15 min in late December (computed for -17.97° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Oruro is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,075 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Oruro: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Oruro · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- La Paz, 198 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Cochabamba, 119 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tacna, 334 km (Peru) — flights · buses · car rental
- Arica, 343 km (Chile) — flights · buses · car rental
- Sucre, 226 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sacaba, 129 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Quillacollo, 108 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Potosí, 228 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Puno, 391 km (Peru) — buses · car rental
Common questions
Which airport serves Oruro?
Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre.
How big is Oruro?
About 208,684 people live in Oruro, across 1,633 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Oruro in?
America/La_Paz, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Oruro?
The Boliviano (BOB). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Oruro?
La Paz (198 km), Cochabamba (119 km), Tacna (334 km), Arica (343 km), Sucre (226 km).
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.