Route 1 (Paraguay)


National Route 1 is one of the most important and one of the first highways in Paraguay, which runs from the capital city, Asunción to Itapua Department's capital, Encarnación. Crossing the departments of Central, Paraguarí, Misiones and Itapua. It starts on the intersection of Choferes del Chaco and Fernando de la Mora Avenues, known as Cuatro Mojones, and ends at the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge, on the Paraná River, traversing.

Distances and important cities

The following table shows the distances traversed by PY01 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by.
KmCityDepartmentJunctions/Tolls
0AsunciónCapital District
8Villa Elisa/Fernando de la MoraCentral
13Ñemby/San LorenzoCentral
19San AntonioCentral
23YpanéCentral
30GuarambaréCentral
37ItáCentral
48YaguarónParaguarí
69ParaguaríParaguarí PY10
83CarapeguáParaguarí PY18
95San Roque G. de Santa CruzParaguarí
109QuiindyParaguarí
138CaapucúParaguarí
160Villa FloridaMisiones
178San MiguelMisiones
196San Juan BautistaMisiones
224San IgnacioMisiones PY04
243Santa RosaMisiones
252San PatricioMisiones PY20
288General DelgadoItapúa
320Coronel BogadoItapúa PY08/
330Carmen del ParanáItapúa
365San Juan del ParanáItapúa
382EncarnaciónItapúa PY06