Red Line — Mi Teleférico
Central ↔ 16 de Julio · 3 stations · 2.4 km · about 11 minutes end to end.
Red Line: route and key facts
The Red Line of Mi Teleférico links Central with 16 de Julio in about 11 minutes, with 3 stations over 2.4 km. It opened on 30 May 2014 and can carry up to 3,000 passengers per hour in each direction.
The Red Line was the first in the system: it opened on May 30, 2014 and gave Bolivia its first urban cable car. It climbs from Estación Central in La Paz — built on the site of the old railway station on Avenida Manco Cápac — up to 16 de Julio, in the heart of El Alto, calling at Cementerio on the way. In about 11 minutes it covers a climb that a minibus can take three quarters of an hour to make at rush hour.
Stations on the Red Line
Interchange stations are marked in yellow. Most stations also have a name in Aymara, the indigenous language of the Altiplano.
In its first twelve years the Red Line carried more than 116 million passengers, and today it moves around 40,000 people a day. Its Central station occupies the old train station building, now reborn as a public space with the Parque de las Culturas.
Interchanges from the Red Line
Red Line hours and fare
Frequently asked questions about the Red Line
The Red Line has 3 stations: Central, Cementerio, 16 de Julio. It runs from Central to 16 de Julio and takes about 11 minutes end to end.
End to end (Central – 16 de Julio) the ride takes around 11 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 Saturday, 06:00 – 23:00, and Sundays 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 Central, 16 de Julio. The change happens inside the station, but each additional line costs Bs 2 more.