Santa Cruz Getting there & around

Getting around

Car & motorcycle

Car

American Rent-a-Car (334-1235; Justiniano 28 at Uruguay)

Avis Rent-a-Car (343-3939; www.avisbolivia.com; Carretera al Norte km 3.5)

Barron’s Rent-a-Car (342-0160; www.rentacarbol­ivia.com; Alemania 50 at Tajibo) Also at Viru-Viru airport.

Localiza Rent-a-Car Carretera al Norte (343-3939; Banzer km 3.5); Viru-Viru airport (385-2190)

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Bus & tram

To/from the bus & train station

The bimodal bus-train station is beyond easy walking distance, but you can get to the center in about 10 minutes on micros 12 or 20.

Bus

Santa Cruz’ handy system of city micros (US$0.20) connects the transportation terminals and all the anillos with the center. Micros 17 and 18 circulate around the first anillo. To reach Av San Martin in Barrio Equipetrol, take micro 23 from anywhere on Vallegrande.

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Local transport

Taxi

Generally, taxis charge the official rate of US$1 to anywhere in the first anillo for one person, plus US$0.25 for each additional person and about US$0.25 for each additional anillo. If you have lots of luggage, however, drivers may try to extract up to 50% more. Overcharging is common on the way to and from the airport; it’s better to ask the price in advance for any city trip to avoid arguments.

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