Maps and navigation for getting around, curated for travelers visiting Paraguay.
Google Maps is the strongest general map for saved places, downloadable areas, driving and basic public-transport planning.
The best general map for exact pins, saved places, downloadable areas, driving and basic transit planning.
A useful live-traffic comparison for Asunción and well-traveled roads, with incident reports from other users.
Waze is a useful live-traffic companion in Asunción and on busy main roads. Neither is an official source for a protest blockade, flood, damaged bridge or safe rural shortcut. Download the entire route before leaving reliable service and save the exact entrance for accommodation, terminals and attractions. Pair every pin with the street, cross street or landmark because map placement and written addresses can disagree.
In the Chaco and other sparsely served areas, confirm fuel, road surface, opening hours and the final approach with the accommodation, tour operator or local authority before departure. Heavy rain can make rural roads impassable and flood even paved urban routes. Do not follow a suggested detour onto an isolated, unpaved or flooded road. Avoid rural night driving, when unlit vehicles, animals, pedestrians and potholes are harder to see.
Waze reports are crowdsourced and offline Google maps cannot show a new closure. Check the MOPC road-status service and current local guidance, keep the route and emergency numbers outside the map app, and carry power and water. When a map conflicts with an official closure or credible local instruction, use the official or verified local source.
Google Maps is the top-rated navigation app in Paraguay. The best general map for exact pins, saved places, downloadable areas, driving and basic transit planning.
Bento recommends 2 navigation apps in Paraguay, checked in 2026.
These apps need data
Guac eSIM covers Paraguay with plans from $0.58 per GB. Install it before you land and activate instantly.
Cards, peso cash, open transit payments and dependable local apps
Cash backup, QR payments, cable cars and roadblock-aware travel
Use Uber or 99, expect CPF barriers, and carry backup cards and reais
Use Uber, learn the local transit payment, and prepare for long distances
Use dispatched rides, carry small pesos, and learn each city's transit system
The right apps, plus the official and offline backups Costa Rica still requires
