Bolivia Guide
Getting around
By plane
Flying in Bolivia is a good way of avoiding exhausting overland journeys and saving time; it's also relatively inexpensive. La Paz, Santa Cruz, Sucre and Cochabamba are all connected by daily flights, and there are also frequent services to Tarija, Trinidad, and a number of remote towns in the Amazon and the eastern lowlands, some of which are inaccessible by road for much of the year.
There's currently only one main commercial carrier, AeroSur ( 
www.aerosur.com ). A smaller operator, Amaszonas ( www.Amaszonas.com ), operates flights from La Paz and Santa Cruz to the main towns in the Bolivian Amazon, above all the ecotourism centre of Rurrenabaque.
The Bolivian air force also operates passenger services under its commercial arm Transportes Aereo Militar (TAM 
02/2841884). TAM is almost as reliable and somewhat cheaper than the two commercial airlines, and flies to some out-of-the-way places not served by the others, as well as between most of the main cities. All three airlines have offices in the cities they serve, though you can also buy tickets from almost any travel agency for only a small extra charge, which is often faster and more convenient (especially in La Paz).