It is best to make your bus reservation the day before to get good seats, you may make reservations by phone. The first 2 in the following phone numbers is an area code and may not be necessary depending on where you call from. Typically confusing. From La Paz:Flota Inquisivi has one bus a day from the main La Paz bus terminal. Their Office #38 is towards the back of the terminal. The bus leaves at 6AM Daily. Call 2228-4050 for reservations.
From El Alto:Flota Inquisivi has a daily bus leaving from the El Alto bus terminal at NOON. Their office is located on Calle Téllez Ross between Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (ex Calle 2) and Calle Luis Espinal (ex Calle 3. Call 2282-4734 for reservations.
From El Alto:Flota Apostal Santiago has four to five buses daily from El Alto. Buses leave at 6 AM, 11 AM and 12:30 PM daily as well as betwen 4 and 6 PM. Their office is near the Ceja of El Alto around the corner from the BCP Bank on "Calle 2". Phone 225-97544.
From Cochabamba, Oruro, Potosi, Uyuni etc. Take ANY bus towards La Paz. About 60 km towards La Paz from Caracollo which is the junction La Paz/Cochabamba/Oruro about 30 mins from Oruro, 4 hours from Cochabamba)is a toll booth at a place called Conani. This is on the La Paz/oruro road 2 hours from La Paz. You get off at Conani (tell the bus driver CONANI)and wait for any of the buses from La Paz. There are also minibuses, taxis and trucks. From Conani its about 2 hours to Quime. Thereis food and lodging in Conani. I do suggest you try anbd arrive in Conani before about 2 PM if you can.
One easy way to get into Quime is by taking any bus whatsoever from La Paz towards Oruro or Cochabamba to a place called Conani(located about 95 km from Oruro towards La Paz, there is a toll booth), There you can catch a bus, a minibus, a taxi or an open air truck to Quime (about 2 hours). It is best to get to Conani before 1:30 PM which means leaving La Paz before 10:30 AM. There are alojamientos in Conani and it is less than an hour from Oruro with a constant flow of buses. DO NOT GET NERVOUS!
Info Updated June 14, 2011
Instructions to get to El Alto bus terminal from San Francisco Church:
Walk a half block down the Prado from the corner of Sagarnaga and the San Francisco Church. There are no less than 14 minibuses (about 2-3 a minute) going to the Ceja. They also say "Ceja" and cost $.35 cents US. In 5 minutes I saw the following minibus lines to la Ceja: 311, 934, 222, 240, 908, 256, 940, 919, 859, 289, 807, 837, 219 and micro 13. It takes 19 minutes to get to the ceja and you get off at the turn-off for Ave. Juan Pablo II.
From this corner follow the main boulevard, called 6 de Marzo south about 7 minutes walk until you get to the corner with a BCP bank and a PRODEM bank. Turn right towards airport and walk about 50 meters and on the left hand side is the Apostal Santiago bus office at address no.62.
To get to the Flota Inquisivi office, pass the BCP bank instead of turning right and continue down the main boulevard two blocks to Calle Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz. You will see a PERNOS JHASEN hardware outlet on the corner. Turn right towards airport, walk 25 meters, turn left, walk 40 meters and the office is on the left hand side of the street next to address no. 2480.
The bus trip is about 5-6 hours and costs $3.00. The bus passes down through the high Andes above Quime.They are steep, often covered with some snow, and perhaps the most spectacular in Bolivia. The road is wide, safe and well graded. While the rest of Bolivia may have strikes and road blockades, such as the one that has recently closed down Rurrenbaque for 12 days, Quime is nearly almost open, without blockades and strikes. Quime transportistas know alternative routes to bypass blockades even on the main road between La Paz and Oruro.
Be sure to bring heavy clothes if you plan a truck as the road goes over a 16,000+ ft pass.
Here is a link to a Map of mountains around Quime "
Here is a link to a road map from La Paz and Cochabamba to Quime and a day hike travel guide map
The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Quime
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