Your day, step by step

  1. 08:15

    Take an early shuttle from the pier. Note the time of the last return shuttle.

  2. 08:45

    Arrive at the downtown bus terminal. Walk to the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de La Paz.

  3. 09:15

    Museo Regional de Antropología e Historia (opens 09:00, closed Mondays).

  4. 10:30

    Walk the malecón: the La Paz sign and the bronze sculptures along the seafront.

  5. 12:00

    Fish tacos for lunch, for example at El Estadio near the cathedral.

  6. 13:00

    Browse Mercado Bravo or sit by the water on the malecón.

  7. 14:20

    Board a return shuttle at the downtown bus terminal.

  8. Latest you can leave Malecón / downtown bus terminal14:30
  9. 15:00

    Back on board, 90 minutes before all-aboard.

Where to leave from, and when

14:30
14:40
15:00
15:00
15:00
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap · Routes: Google

on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.

Going further? Leave by these times

  • Malecón / downtown bus terminalCruise shuttle, about 30 min14:30
  • Playa CoromuelCruise shuttle, about 20 min14:40
  • Playa BalandraPre-booked taxi; allow up to 30 min15:00
  • Playa El TecolotePre-booked taxi; allow up to 30 min15:00
  • Malecón by taxi (missed shuttle)Taxi about 30 min, about US$4015:00

Where people get La Paz wrong

Passengers wait for the last shuttle, find it has already gone, and face a 30-minute taxi ride back to Pichilingue.

Built from our La Paz guide, checked against 16 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.

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