Mi Teleférico opening hours
Monday to Saturday, 06:00 – 23:00; Sundays and public holidays, 07:00 – 21:00. There is no departure timetable: a cabin leaves every 12 seconds.
What time does Mi Teleférico open and close?
The extended timetable — opening at 06:00 instead of 06:30 — has been in force since December 2025 and applies to all ten lines alike. Many guidebooks and websites still publish the old 06:30–22:30 hours.
Frequency: a cabin every 12 seconds
Mi Teleférico has no departure timetable. The cabins run in a continuous loop: one leaves every 12 seconds, each seats 10 people, and they travel at 5 to 6 metres per second. In practice that means you never wait for a cabin: you reach the station, pay, go through the turnstile and step into the next cabin that comes round.
How long you really wait, hour by hour
A cabin leaving every 12 seconds does not mean you board in 12 seconds. On Mi Teleférico the slow part is not waiting for a cabin — it is the queue at the ticket window and the turnstile: at rush hour there can be dozens of people ahead of you. Here is the average wait you can expect by time of day.
Opening hours line by line
What can disrupt the service
Planned shutdowns
Every year Mi Teleférico takes a line out of service for days or weeks to carry out major maintenance on the cable and the cabins. Closures are announced in advance through the official channels and at the stations themselves.
Queues at the ticket desk
First thing in the morning and at the end of the working day, the long line is not the boarding queue but the ticket queue. With a Yala card or a topped-up card you walk straight through.
Wind and storms
In strong wind or an electrical storm the service may slow down or stop temporarily for safety. It is rare, but worth keeping in mind during the rainy season.
No station there
El Alto International Airport has no cable car station. If you are catching a flight, plan for a taxi or a minibus from La Ceja or Avenida 6 de Marzo.
Check before every trip
Maintenance work, the weather or a power cut can disrupt the service at any time. Before heading out, confirm the hours on this page — and if your line looks stopped, check the service status.
Frequently asked questions about the timetable
Monday to Saturday it opens at 06:00 and on Sundays and public holidays at 07:00. The 06:00 start is an extended timetable in force since December 2025 (it used to open at 06:30).
Monday to Saturday the last ride is at 23:00; on Sundays and holidays, at 21:00. Get to the station a few minutes early: closing time refers to the last entry.
Every 12 seconds. There is no departure timetable and no peak/off-peak frequency: the system runs as a continuous loop, so you never wait for “the next one”.
It depends on the time of day, and the slow part is the queue, not the cabin. Off-peak (mid-morning or after 20:00) you are on board in 1 to 5 minutes. At rush hour (07:00–09:00 and 17:00–20:00) the average wait rises to 10–20 minutes at the busiest stations, such as 16 de Julio, 6 de Marzo or Río Seco. On market days — Thursdays and Sundays at 16 de Julio — it can be longer. These are estimates: Mi Teleférico does not publish official waiting times.
By travelling with credit already loaded. Much of the queue at a station is people waiting to pay at the ticket window: with the Yala card or a topped-up physical card you go straight to the turnstile. And if you can choose your time, avoid the two rush hours.
Yes, but on shorter hours: 07:00 – 21:00. On Sundays the huge 16 de Julio street market in El Alto also packs out the Red, Blue and Silver lines.
No. The service ends at 23:00 Monday to Saturday and at 21:00 on Sundays. After that you need a minibus, a trufi or a taxi.