Tourist Information of Tacna, Peru
-A border city to Arica, Chile
Transport by Air
5km from airport to the center of the city. By taxi it takes 10 mins. There is no public transportation.
LAN Peru and Peruvian Airlines have access to Tacna from Lima and Arequipa. See the detail of the page “Access-Flight”
Transport by Bus
You should check the bus terminal which you should go. There are 5 bus terminals in tacna depends your destination. Taxi drivers and local people don’t know which is which.
1. Bus- International
See the detail of the page “Access-Bus International”
2. Bus- Domestic to the north, Lima and Arequipa
See the detail of the page “Access-Bus Lima, Arequipa”
3. Bus- Domestic to Puno
See the detail of the page “Access-Bus Puno”
4. Bus- Domestic in Tacna
See the detail of the page “Access-Bus Tacna”
5. Bus of Flores
See the detail of the page “Access-Bus Lima, Arequipa”
Attention
- When you buy a ticket you need to show your ID card.
- When you get on the bus, you should show your ID card, sometimes you need to pass it to your bus driver while you are in bus.
- The bus company takes videos when the bus stops at terminal for the security reason.
Transport by Train
There is an international railway which is the shortest international railway between Tacna and Arica, Chile. But it stops their operations from March, 2012. So far, it's not sure when they will re-start their work. The station is opened as a railway museum.
58km from Tacna to Arica, Chile. It takes 2 hours by train.
-Train Schedule of Tacna-Arica (Plan)
2 trains a day. It costs S15 and Free under 6 years old.
Departs from Tacna at 06:00/13:00 or 14:00 and arrives to Arica at 08:00/15:00 or 16:00.
Departs from Arica at 09:00/18:00, arrives to Tacna at 11:00/20:00
For your safety, it’s better to call a radio-taxi when you need a taxi.
Minimum charge is S3.5, you can move in the center of the city with this cost. To pocollay, S6-8. To Alto de alianza, go and back S40-.
Some radio-taxi companies
- Terminal (052-412525)
- 242424 (052-242424)
- Pavilｌ (052-310072)
- Torval (052-242122)