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Trains in Bolivia

Information on trains in Bolivia. You are invited to travel by the beautiful natural wonders of the Bolivian highlands, where you will appreciate incredible landscapes, and experience really impressive and unique tourist places.

Updated: July 4, 2026

Facilities on board
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Explore Bolivia by train and enjoy a secure and comfortable trip with permanent on board attention.

The FCA (Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A.) is the only railway company transporting passengers in the Bolivian Andean Region.

The rails cover about 850 kilometers in the Andes region up to the border with Argentina, where the trains are divided into two lines:

Expreso del Sur
Wara Wara del Sur

You are invited to travel by the beautiful natural wonders of the Bolivian highlands, where you will appreciate incredible landscapes, and experience really impressive and unique tourist places.

Train Line	Route	Departure
Expreso del Sur	Oruro-Villazon	Tue-Fri
Expreso del Sur	Villazon-Oruro	Wed-Sat
Wara Wara del Sur	Oruro-Villazon	Wed-Sun
Wara Wara del Sur	Villazon-Oruro	Mon-Thu
Turistico	El Alto – Guaqui	2nd. Sun. of the month
Turistico	Guaqui – El Alto	2nd. Sun. of the month
Local	Uyuni – Avaroa	Mon-Thu
Local	Avaroa – Uyuni	Mon-Thu
Bus-Carril	Cochabamba-Aiquile	Tue-Thu-Sat
Bus-Carril	Aiquile-Cochabamba	Wed-Fri-Sun
Bus-Carril	Sucre-Potosi	Mon-Wed-Fri
Bus-Carril	Potosi-Sucre	Tue-Thu-Sat

Facilities on board

WARA WARA DEL SUR

This train line has night departures and stops in all the intermediate stations. Wara Wara del Sur offers to its passengers a comfortable journey while traveling in the Bolivian highlands. There is a dinning wagon with a national and international menu on board.

Wara Wara del Sur offers the following service classes: Executive, Salon and Popular.

Executive Class Features:

Reclining chairs semi bed
Heating system
Videos (TV de 29")
Background Music
Carpeted floors
Snack on board
Pillows and blankets
Individual reading light
Fans
Automatic Air freshener
Personalized attention
Fully equipped bathrooms

Salon Class features:

Reclining chairs semi bed
Heating system
Videos (TV de 21")
Background Music
Vinyl floors
Automatic Air freshener
Fully equipped bathrooms

Popular Class features:

Non reclining chairs, Pullman style
Heating
Vinyl floors
Fully equipped bathrooms

EXPRESO DEL SUR

This train line offers a direct service between Oruro and Villazon, with short stops in the Uyuni-Atocha and Tupiza stations.

Expreso del Sur is characterized by its day departures, excellent schedule to appreciate the beautiful landscapes and a dinning wagon with a national and international menu on board.

Expreso del Sur offers Executive and Salon class services.

Executive Class features:

Reclining chairs semi bed
Air conditioner and Heating system
Centralized video- TV LCD 32"
Background music
Carpeted floors
Snack on board
Pillows and blankets
Individual reading light
Fans
Automatic Air freshener
Personalized attention
Fully equipped bathrooms

Salon Class features:

Reclining chairs semi bed
Heating system
Videos (TV de 21")
Background Music
Vinyl floors
Automatic Air freshener
Fully equipped bathrooms

On Board Safety

All the trains are properly equipped to ensure passenger safety along the trip. Also the personnel is properly trained in CPR to assit the passengers immediately in case of necessity.

The trains feature:

Signs and information with safety recommendations
Educational videos about the right use of the train spaces and equipments to avoid accidents
First Aid Kits in each wagon
Oxygen tank in case of altitude sickness
Wheel chair and stretcher for injure or handicapped passengers
Fire Extinguishers located along the trains
Antiseptic gel in each wagon