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Transportation South America

 

 

From Destination Date Transportation Time Cost in $ Comment
Quito Ecuador Cuenca Ecuador 17.05.02 Bus 11.5 Hours 20 $ Long bus ride, but very beautiful scenery along the way.
Cuenca Ecuador Machalla Ecuador 18.05.02 Bus 3 Hours 7.2 $  
Machalla Ecuador Haquillas Ecuador 18.05.02 Bus 1 Hour 3 $ Opposite side of roundabout when dropped of in Machalla
Haquillas Peru Tumbes Peru 18.05.02 Minibus 1 Hour 1 $ Tried to charge more. Probably paid to much anyway
Tumbes Peru Lima Peru 18.05.02 - 19.05.02 Bus 16 Hours 30 $ Included dinner and breakfast cracker with coffee. Lots of bad movies. Bus had toilette
Lima Peru Cusco Peru 20.05. - 21.05.02 Bus 22 Hours 38.25 $ Long bus ride, very bumpy and rough. Can not sleep very well. Stopped a lot.
Cusco Peru Tombomachay Peru 22.05.02 Bus (small) 30 Min 1.18 $  
Tombomachay Peru Pisaq Peru 22.05.02 Bus (small) 40 Min .88 $  
Pisaq Peru Urubamba Peru 22.05.02 Bus (small) 1 Hour 1.18 $  
Urubamba Peru Chinchero Peru 22.05.02 Bus (small) 1 Hours .88 $  
Chinchero Peru Cusco Peru 22.05.02 Shared Taxi 30 Min 0 $ Did not bring us where he said he would, so did not pay. Would of cost 1.18 $
Aguas Calientes Peru Cusco Peru 27.05.02 Train 4.5 Hours 35 $ Nice train ride, but very long. Takes an hour from above Cusco to Cusco Train station. it ´has to "Zig Zag" down the mountain
Cusco Peru Puno Peru 28.05.02 Bus 7 Hours 7.7 $ Buses in the morning and at night.
Puno Peru Yunguyo Peru 29.05.02 Bus 2.1 Hours 2.35 $ 25 min walk to border (Kasani)
Kasani Bolivia Copacabana Bolivia 29.05.02 Taxi 20 Min 1.07 $ Shared Taxi with 2 others, Total was 15 BS. Minibus costs 2.50 BS each, but they wait until 10 people are there.
Copacabana Bolivia La Paz Bolivia 29.05.02 Bus 3.5 Hours 4 $ + have to pay ferry 3 BS
La Paz Bolivia Uyuni Bolivia 31.05. - 01.06.02 Bus 13.5 Hours 13 $ very cold, bring sleeping bag + hat and gloves
Uyuni Bolivia San Juan Bolivia 01.06.02 Toyota Land cruiser 5 Hours Tour included in price of tour of 115 -US$. Including Lunch break and stopping along the way
San Juan Bolivia Laguna Colorada Bolivia 02.06.02 Toyota Land cruiser 7 Hours Tour included in price of tour of 115 -US$. Including Lunch break and stopping along the way
Laguna Colorada Bolivia San Pedro Atacama Chile 03.06.02 Toyota Land cruiser 5 Hours Tour included in price of tour of 115 -US$. Including Breakfast break and stopping along the way
San Pedro Atacama Chile Santiago Chile 03.06. - 04.06.02 Bus (Tur Bus)  (semi cama) 24 Hours 48.3 $ Served one meal + snack, bad weather, should take 23 hours
Santiago Chile Osorno Chile 06.06. - 07.06.02 Bus (Intersur)  (semi cama) 13 Hours 16.9 $ Took cheaper bus, was fully ok. Tur Bus was more expensive)
Osorno Chile Bariloche Argentina 07.06.02 Bus (Bus Norte) 7 Hours 24.3 $ 1 hour waiting to get over pass, lots of snow. Beautiful views.
Bariloche Argentina Puerto Madryn Argentina 08.06. - 09.06.02 Bus  (semi cama) 13 Hours 21.1 $ Includes small meal, plus showed movies.
Puerto Madryn Argentina Puerto Pyramide Argentina 09.06.02 Bus 1.25 Hours 3.9 $ Local Bus Type
Puerto Pyramide Argentina Puerto Madryn Argentina 09.06.02

 

Bus 1.25 Hours 3.9 $

 

Local Bus Type

 

Puerto Madryn Argentina Buenos Aires Argentina 09.06. - 10.06.02 Bus (semi cama) 19.5 Hours 29.9 $ Includes dinner. Half sleeper bus.
Buenos Aires Argentina Puerto Iguazu Argentina 12.06. - 13.06.02 Bus (Coce Cama) 16.5 Hours 32.4 $ Luxury Bus
Puerto Iguazu Argentina Foz da Iguacu Brazil 14.06.02 Bus Local 1 Hour 1.7 $ Local bus, counting stop at border crossing, bus leaves and one waits 25 min for the next bus to come
Foz da Iguacu Brazil Puerto Iguazu Argentina 14.06.02 Bus Local 30 Min 1. 7 $ Local bus, counting stop at border crossing,
Puerto Iguazu Argentina Foz da Iguacu Brazil 15.06.02 Bus Local 1 Hour 1. 7 $ Local bus, counting stop at border crossing, bus leaves and one waits 25 min for the next bus to come. Have Tax Refund at border crossing)
Foz da Iguacu Brazil Rio De Janeiro Brazil 15.06. - 16.06.02 Bus (Kaiowa Bus) 22 Hours 81.29 $ Clean bus, showed movies the whole way, most in English and one could hear the loudspeakers.
Rio De Janeiro Brazil Foz da Iguacu Brazil 18.06. - 19.06.02 Bus  (Kaiowa Bus) 22 Hours 87.62 $  
Foz da Iguacu Brazil Puerto Iguazu Argentina 19.06.02 Bus Local 1 Hour 2.1 $ Local bus, counting stop at border crossing, bus leaves and one waits 25 min for the next bus to come. Have Tax Refund at border crossing)
Puerto Iguazu Argentina Cordaba Argentina 19.06. - 20.06.02 Bus (Cama Total) 21.5 Hours 37.18 $ Total Cama are seats that fully recline into beds. Two meals included in price. Full luxury.
Cordaba Argentina Mendoza Argentina 20.06. - 21.06.02 Bus 10 Hours 10.14 $  
Mendoza Argentina Santiago Chile 22.06.02 Bus 7 Hours 11.3 $ Leaving all morning and early afternoon. In winter sometimes pass is closed.

Santiago Chile

Lisbon Portugal (via Sao Paulo Brazil)

25.06. - 26.06.02

Airplane (Varig Airlines)

5 Hours (Santiago Chile - Sao Paulo Brazil)

9.75 Hours (Sao Paulo Brazil - Lisbon Portugal)

1:15 Stopover Sao Paulo

16 Hours Total

934 $

Including Tax

 

             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
 

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