Route 2 (Paraguay)

National Route Number 2 (officially, PY02, better known as Ruta Dos) is one of the most important highways in Paraguay, which connects the two major cities in the country, Asunción and Ciudad del Este. Crossing the departments of Central, Cordillera, Caaguazu and Alto Paraná.

National Route 02
Ruta nacional PY02
Mcal. José Félix Estigarribia
PY02 highlighted in red
Ruta 2 crossing Capiatá.
Route information
Length	343 km (213 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Asunción
Major intersections	PY01 in San Lorenzo, CE PY08 in Coronel Oviedo, CG PY13 in Caaguazú, CG PY06 in Minga Guazú, AP PY07 in Ciudad del Este, AP
East end	Ciudad del Este
Location
Country	Paraguay
Highway system
Highways in Paraguay

In July 2023, the first duplicated highway in Paraguay was being created on the stretch of PY-02 closest to Asunción, and there were already 122 kilometres (76 mi) duplicated. The highway is the most important in the country, as it connects the capital Asunción with the second largest city (Cuidad del Este), with Brazil (the country's largest trading partner) and finally with the Port of Paranaguá.

Distances and important cities

The following table shows the distances traversed by National Route 2 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near).

Km	City	Department	Junctions/Tolls
0	Asunción	Asunción
6	Fernando de la Mora	Central
10	San Lorenzo	Central	PY01
19	Capiatá	Central
29	Itauguá	Central
36	Ypacaraí	Central
52	Caacupé	Cordillera
71	Eusebio Ayala	Cordillera
86	Itacurubí de la Cordillera	Cordillera
101	San José de los Arroyos	Caaguazu
123	Nueva Londres	Caaguazu
132	Coronel Oviedo	Caaguazu	PY08
179	Caaguazú	Caaguazú	PY13
204	Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos	Caaguazú
216	Doctor J. Eulogio Estigarribia	Caaguazú
244	José Domingo Ocampos	Caaguazú
250	Juan Emilio O'Leary	Alto Paraná
262	Doctor Juan León Mallorquín	Alto Paraná
288	Yguazú	Alto Paraná
312	Minga Guazú	Alto Paraná	PY06/
327	Ciudad del Este	Alto Paraná	PY07