Because of the country's topography and tropical regions, air travel is the best method of transport. It is advisable to check locally. A daily through train or connection links La Paz and Cochabamba, with trains at least twice-weekly on other lines.
Some trains have restaurant cars, but there are no sleeping-car services.
The railways have recently renewed their rolling stock with Fiat railway carriages from Argentina. There are joint plans with the Brazilians to link Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. Work is in progress to improve the condition of major highways. Traffic drives on the right. Long bus trips off the main routes can be erratic.