Purple Line — Mi Teleférico
6 de Marzo ↔ San José · 3 stations · 4.3 km · about 16 minutes end to end.
Purple Line: route and key facts
The Purple Line of Mi Teleférico links 6 de Marzo with San José in about 16 minutes, with 3 stations over 4.3 km. It opened on 28 September 2018 and can carry up to 4,000 passengers per hour in each direction.
The Purple Line connects Avenida 6 de Marzo, in El Alto, with San José, in central La Paz, passing Faro Murillo on the way. At 4.3 km, with 190 cabins and 34 towers, it is one of the biggest builds on the network.
Stations on the Purple Line
Interchange stations are marked in yellow. Most stations also have a name in Aymara, the indigenous language of the Altiplano.
The Purple Line links in about 16 minutes two points that can be more than an hour apart by road at rush hour.
Interchanges from the Purple Line
Purple Line hours and fare
Frequently asked questions about the Purple Line
The Purple Line has 3 stations: 6 de Marzo, Faro Murillo, San José. It runs from 6 de Marzo to San José and takes about 16 minutes end to end.
End to end (6 de Marzo – San José) the ride takes around 16 minutes. Because a cabin leaves every 12 seconds, there is virtually no waiting once you are through the gate.
The same as the rest of the network: Monday to Sunday, 06:30 – 22:30, and public holidays, 07:00 – 21:00. Scheduled maintenance can close the line for a few days a year.
The standard fare is Bs 3 (about US$0.45). If this line is a transfer within your trip, you pay Bs 2 extra. The reduced fare is Bs 1.50 plus Bs 1 per transfer. You can pay at the ticket window or with the QR code of the Yala card.
You can change at Faro Murillo. The change happens inside the station, but each additional line costs Bs 2 more.