Car/Vehicle Shipping Cost from Sao Paulo to La Paz

Driving costs include food, lodging, and fuel for one person. Like we said earlier, the cost to ship a car is almost always higher than the cost of driving that car the same distance. Even when you factor in additional costs like hotels, gas, and food, driving is still cheaper.

The fastest way to get from São Paulo to La Paz is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs $200 - $480. Is there a direct bus between São Paulo and La Paz? No, there is no direct bus from São Paulo to La Paz. However, there are services departing from Terminal Barra Funda and arriving at La Paz El Alto via Santa Cruz.

Importing a car from Brazil to the U.S. involves significant costs, primarily shipping ( around $2,000-$2,500+ via sea RoRo/container), plus a 2.5% duty on modern cars, a 25% duty for trucks (Chicken Tax), plus customs fees, handling, and potential DOT bonds, with total expenses highly dependent on the vehicle's value, type (classic vs. modern), and specific origin/destination ports, requiring quotes from international shippers.