By road, Potosí and Coroico are about 399 miles (642 km) apart, or roughly 9 h 59 min of driving.
Full advisory: Bolivia. Advisory issued: Bolivia August 18, 2026; checked October 10, 2026.
On the roads, the State Department says:
- Bolivia: “Most highways do not have shoulders, fences, or barriers, and there are few lane markings.”
| Distance | 399 mi (642 km) |
|---|---|
| Time at the wheel, no stops | 9 h 59 min |
| Main roads, in order | F1 → F3 |
| Departments on the route | Potosí, Oruro, La Paz |
| Fuel estimate (car at 25 mpg) | about 16.0 gal; actual use varies by vehicle and traffic |
| Stops listed below | 8 |
What the drive from Potosí to Coroico is like
F1 (323 mi) and F3 (55 mi) carry about 95% of the 399 miles. It runs through 3 departments: Potosí, Oruro, La Paz. Of the 8 stops listed below, 2 are within a mile of the road.
Roads you'll take from Potosí to Coroico
| Road | Route miles (from–to) | Length, mi | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| local roads | 0–1 | 1 | Potosí |
| F1 | 1–324 | 323 | Potosí, Oruro, La Paz |
| connecting roads | 324–326 | 2 | La Paz |
| local roads | 326–338 | 12 | La Paz |
| F3 | 338–393 | 55 | La Paz |
| local roads | 393–399 | 6 | La Paz |
- Mile 50 of this route: Potosí → Oruro (department line)
- Mile 235 of this route: Oruro → La Paz (department line)
Stops between Potosí and Coroico
- Right off the route (under 1 mile): Machacamarca Railway museum (mile 174), Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Plaza La Paz (mile 332)
- Nature and outdoors: Patrimonio natural paisajístico Siete Lagunas (mile 337), Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area (mile 380)
- Museums and history: Machacamarca Railway museum (mile 174), Museo Nacional Antropológico Eduardo López Rivas (mile 193), Conchupata Lighthouse (mile 194), Tama Chullpa (mile 255), Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Plaza La Paz (mile 332)
Machacamarca Railway museum
The Machacamarca Railway Museum (Museo Ferroviario de Machacamarca) is a railway museum in the municipality of Machacamarca, in Bolivia's Oruro department.
Museo Nacional Antropológico Eduardo López Rivas
Bolivia's national anthropology museum named for Eduardo López Rivas preserves, studies and shares the archaeological, ethnographic and folk heritage of the Altiplano region.
Conchupata Lighthouse
The Conchupata Lighthouse (Faro de Conchupata) is a lighthouse structure located in the Bolivian city of Oruro.
Arenales de Cochiraya
Northwest of Oruro, the Arenales de Cochiraya are 150 hectares of sand formations at the foot of Cerro San Pedro, protected as cultural and landscape heritage and home to a sand sculpture festival since 2004.
Tama Chullpa
On the Bolivian Altiplano near the community of Culli Culli Alto, Tama Chullpa is a necropolis of funerary towers, or chullpas, attributed to the pre-Inca Pacajes culture of the Late Intermediate period.
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Plaza La Paz
In La Paz, this contemporary art museum displays paintings, sculpture and ceramics by Bolivian and foreign artists spanning the last 500 years.
Patrimonio natural paisajístico Siete Lagunas
Siete Lagunas is a protected natural landscape in the Hampaturi area of La Paz municipality, set aside for preservation by a 2015 municipal ordinance.
Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area
Cotapata covers the north face of the Cordillera Real in the La Paz Yungas, about 20 km north of La Paz. The pre-Hispanic Choro Trail, still stone-paved in places, descends through it from near La Cumbre pass to the village of Chairo.
More drives to Coroico
- La Paz, Bolivia to Coroico
- Llallagua to Coroico
- Quillacollo to Coroico
- Villa Tunari to Coroico
- Cochabamba to Coroico
- Sucre to Coroico
From Potosí to other places in Bolivia
- Potosí to Tarata
- Potosí to Quime
- Potosí to Quillacollo
- Potosí to Tiwanaku
- Potosí to Chulumani
- Potosí to Samaipata
Frequently asked questions
How long is the drive from Potosí to Coroico?
About 9 h 59 min of driving without stops, over 399 miles.
How far is Coroico from Potosí by car?
About 399 miles (642 km) on the Wayro route. Other map services may show a few miles more or less, depending on where they start and end in each city.
What does the U.S. travel advisory say about the Potosí to Coroico drive?
The U.S. State Department rates Bolivia Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Read the full advisory before you go.
Which highways go from Potosí to Coroico?
In order: F1 and F3. The road-by-road table above shows the route miles for each one.
Where can you stop on the way from Potosí to Coroico?
Closest to the road: Machacamarca Railway museum (railway museum, mile 174, 0.4 mi from the route); Conchupata Lighthouse (lighthouse, mile 194, 1 mi from the route); Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Plaza La Paz (art museum, mile 332, 0.9 mi from the route). All stops are described above.
How we put this guide together
Wayro calculates the route from OpenStreetMap road data; mile numbers are positions along this route, not highway markers, and "from the route" distances are straight-line, so the real detour depends on access roads. Stops are chosen from parks, natural sites, museums, historic sites and attractions close to the route: at least one strong stop for each stretch of the drive, then the best-known places nearest the road, up to nine in all. Places that are closed, private or not open to visitors are removed. Place descriptions are written by the Wayro team from official park, museum, tourism and government websites and other published sources. Safety levels and entry rules were checked against the U.S. Department of State on October 10, 2026. Conditions change, so check the linked sources before you travel.
Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors.