Bolivia: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 61
- Consulates
- 28
- missions abroad
- 57
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 60
Live & travel in Bolivia
Monthly budget
$1,750/mo
Prices vs USA: 39%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 11.98 BOB
Internet access
80%
of people online
Air quality
28.1
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Spanish, Aymara, Quechua
Emergency
911 · 119 · 160
Plug types
Europlug, NEMA 1-15
Calling code
+591
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Aug 17, 2026
3.5
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.1
- Safety3.8
- Internet access3.9
- Air quality2.0
- Climate3.7
SOS · Bolivia911Restaurants, cafés and dishes in BoliviaGustu · Singani · Mocochinchi · Llajua · Cuñapé · Salteña
Government consensus
Increased caution· 3 of 3 governments- United StatesIncreased caution· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 22, 2027 · Plurinational State Foundation Day
- Feb 8, 2027 · Shrove Monday
- Feb 9, 2027 · Shrove Tuesday
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 27, 2027 · Corpus Christi
Cities in Bolivia
Traveller essentials · Bolivia
- Emergency
- 911 · 119 · 160 · 110
- Calling code
- +591
- Currency
- BOB
- Plug types
- Europlug, NEMA 1-15
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Sucre
- Time zone
- America/La_Paz
Foreign missions in Bolivia
ArgentinaLa Paz, Cochabamba, Tarija4AustraliaLa Paz2AustriaLa Paz1BelgiumSanta Cruz de la Sierra1BrazilLa Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cochabamba3CanadaLa Paz1ChileLa Paz, Cochabamba2ChinaLa Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra2ColombiaLa Paz1Costa RicaLa Paz2CubaLa Paz1Dominican RepublicLa Paz1EcuadorLa Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra2EgyptLa Paz1El SalvadorLa Paz1FinlandLa Paz1FranceLa Paz1GermanyLa Paz, Tarija, Cochabamba3IranLa Paz1IrelandSanta Cruz de la Sierra1ItalyLa Paz1JapanLa Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra2MexicoLa Paz1NetherlandsSanta Cruz de la Sierra1NicaraguaLa Paz1PanamaLa Paz1ParaguayLa Paz1PeruLa Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra4RussiaLa Paz2South KoreaLa Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra2SpainLa Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cochabamba3SwedenLa Paz1SwitzerlandLa Paz1TürkiyeLa Paz1United KingdomLa Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra2United StatesLa Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra2UruguayLa Paz1Vatican CityLa Paz1VenezuelaLa Paz1
Bolivia missions abroad
ArgentinaBuenos Aires, Mendoza, San Salvador de Jujuy7Australia1AustriaVienna1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo3CanadaOttawa1ChileSantiago3ChinaBeijing1ColombiaBogotá1Costa RicaSan José1CubaHavana1EcuadorQuito1EgyptCairo1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin, Hamburg, Munich3HaitiPort-au-Prince1IndiaNew Delhi1ItalyRome, Milan3JapanTokyo1MexicoMexico City1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1PanamaPanama City2ParaguayAsunción1PeruLima, Tacna, Cusco5RussiaMoscow1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid, Barcelona, Bilbao5SwedenStockholm1TürkiyeAnkara1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.2UruguayMontevideo1VenezuelaCaracas1
Who can enter Bolivia without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Bolivia?
61 missions, 39 countries.
Emergency: Bolivia?
911, 119 (fire department), 160 (emergency medical services), 110 (police)
Who can enter Bolivia without a visa?
60: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Croatia…