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Nuevo Continente (Main Terminal; B$60) Round-trip guided trips to Tiwanaku, leaving
at 9am and returning at 4pm.
Todo Turismo ( www.todoturismo.bo ; Main Terminal; B$230) Overnight direct buses to
Uyuni leaving at 9pm (10 hours).
Train
La Paz' old train station is defunct, but they are experimenting with a tourist service to Ti-
wanaku from El Alto. Trains for Chile and the Argentine border, via Uyuni and/or Tupiza,
all leave from Oruro. For information and bookings, contact the Empresa Ferroviaria
Andina ( www.fca.com.bo ) . For information about rail services within Peru, contact Peru
Rail ( www.perurail.com ).
Getting Around
To/From the Airport
There are two access routes to El Alto International Airport: the autopista toll road (B$3),
and the sinuous free route, which leads into Plaza Ballivián in El Alto.
Minibus 212 runs frequently between Plaza Isabel la Católica and the airport between
around 7am and 8pm. Heading into town from the airport, this service will drop you any-
where along the Prado.
Radio taxis (around B$50 for up to four passengers) will pick you up at your door; con-
firm the price with the dispatcher when booking, or ask the driver to verify it when you
climb in. For a fifth person, there is an additional B$10 charge. Transportes Aéreos Milit-
ares (TAM) flights leave from the military airport ( 212-1585, 237-9286) in El Alto.
Catch a Río Seco micro from the upper Prado. Taxi fares should be about the same as for
the main El Alto airport.
Car & Motorcycle
Driving the steep, winding, frenetic one-way streets of La Paz may be intimidating for the
uninitiated, but for longer day trips into the immediate hinterlands, you could consider
renting a car (but hiring a driver is probably easier and just as economical; for more in-
formation see the Transport chapter, Click here ) .
Avis ( 211-1870; www.avis.com.bo ; cnr Av Costanera & Calle 20, Zona Sur)
Budget Offline map Google map ( 241-8768; www.budget.bo ; Fernando Guachalla 639)
Also a branch at the airport. Watch for unexpected extra expenses, like car washes.
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