Filadelfia Getting there & around

Getting there & away

There’s no bus terminal, but companies have offices along and near Hindenburg. There’s a daily service to Asunción (US$11.50, seven hours, 480km), Concepción (US$11.50, eight hours, not Sunday) and Mariscal Estigarribia (US$3, 1½ hours), which is where you must get your exit and entry stamps.

Getting between the colonies by bus is tricky, but not impossible. A local bus connects Filadelfia with Loma Plata (25km) at 8am and 7:45pm daily. Some buses stop in Loma Plata after Filadelfia en route to Asunción (usually one morning bus) and one (Estel Turismo) continues to Neu-Halbstadt, 35km away. During the school year there are early morning and noon buses connecting the colonies; ask locals for specifics. Hitchhiking is worth a try.