I'm planing to go from Arica (Chile) to La Paz. Do anyone
have info about the bus service? Do buses go everyday? Any
info about names of bus companies, tametable or prices
would be very apreciated
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I'm sure there's many others but Ormeno (with a thingy on the N) is a bus company that runs all over the continent.
We did this trip last summer - cannot remember the name of
the company, but if you go to the bus station in Arica and
say what you want, the folk there will point you in the
right direction.
We did the journey in 2 stages. We bought a ticket to
Lauca National Park one day, jumped off the bus at the
rangers hut where we stayed the night, then picked up the
bus again the next day at the border (about 4km from the
hut). It was lovely in the park, and the rangers hut has
comfy beds and a fireplace as well as a kitchen to cook
in. You need to take all your own food from Arica.
Enjoy!
What's best the train or the bus???
Robert + Fred,
The train is infinitely better as you travel during the day,
all the bus services I know of only travel at night,
therefore you see nada.
Buses though are cheaper and more frequent. Note that you
can also catch a direct bus from Iquique if you don't want
to travel all the to Arica.
yes, you can either travel by bus or train to La Paz... but
I strongly recommend to stay at least one night in the
Lauca National Park: it's place to the twin volcanoes,
beutiful villages the Chungarß lake, Surire salt lake plus
a huge array of flora & fauna ... the park rangers' (CONAF)
hut at Parinacota village is fine for sleeping there (also
there's a camping site at the lake shore)
The scenery up there is just magnificent
saludos
Tomßs
:)